Background
Mr. Chen Chi-shou was born at Haining, Zhejiang in 1869.
Mr. Chen Chi-shou was born at Haining, Zhejiang in 1869.
After receiving an education under private tuition and passing several literary examinations, Mr. Chen was made magistrate of various cities under the Manchu dynasty, including Soochow, Kiangyin, Kingshan and Fenghsien of Kiangsu and serving also as deputy of transportation, machinery arms and telephone services and director of bureaus of commercial affairs, of public works, of agriculture, of education, of police and foreign anaut.
During the Nanking Exposition Mr. Chen was appointed chief of the Bureau of Agriculture, Works and Commerce. After the exposition, Mr. Chen promoted the Kiangsu Industrial Home, of which he became director after its establishment, serving also as magistrate of the Kiangnan Land and River Police and as Judge for various cities in the Soochow Circuit in which capacity he tried and handed down important verdicts in some of the most historical criminal as well as civil cases. In recognition of his work, he was made a prefect with the rank of an expectant Taotai of the Manchu Regime.
In 1915 a recommendation was made by Civil Governor Chu Chia-pao of Zhili to make Mr. Chen mayor of a Zhili city. In 1917 he was appointed by Civil Governor Chi of Zhejiang to serve under his administration. In July 1919 Mr. Chen was appointed Magistrate of the French Mixed Court, Shanghaiq Concurrently, he took an active part in famine relief work and in recognition of this service, he wasrecommended by the Honan Governor to be promoted with distinction which recommendation was accepted by the Cabinet.