Background
Dr. L. N. Chang was born in Nanjing in 1887.
Dr. L. N. Chang was born in Nanjing in 1887.
Dr. Chang received his education at St. John’s University, Shanghai.
While in school Dr. Chang was for some time editor of the St. John’s Echo and the World’s Chinese Students’ Journal.
In 1907 Dr. Chang went to America to pursue higher education on private support. He studied economics and philosophy at the University of Virginia in 1907-1908. Later he studied law at Yale University in 1909-1911 and obtained the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws in 1911.
In 1910-11 Dr. Chang was editor of the Chinese Student’s Monthly. Upon his return to China in 1911 he was awarded the degree of Chih Shih by the government. He was co-director of the International Institute at Shanghai in 1911-1912.
In 1912 Dr. Chang went to Hankou to become coeditor of the Hankou Daily News.
Later he entered upon on official career. He was for a time acting director of the Hubei Bureau of Foreign Affairs and at another time Acting High Procurator of the Hubei Procurato rate. While holding these positions he was also Legal Advisor to General Li Yuan-hung.
For many years Dr. Chang was practising law at Wuchang and Hankou. He was legal advisor to the Hankow Special Administration District, ex-German Concession and also Councillor to General Wu Pei-fu.
During the World War Dr. Chang was advisor to the Bureau for Sequestration of Enemy, later special Properties in Hubei.
Dr. Chang was President of the Wuchang-Hankow Y.M.C.A, in 1916 and again in 1918. In the latter year he was also chairman of the Hankou Chinese Volunteer Company.