Background
Mr. Ch’u Ying-kuang was born at Linghai Hsien, Zhejiang Province in 1881.
Government and military official
Mr. Ch’u Ying-kuang was born at Linghai Hsien, Zhejiang Province in 1881.
Mr. Chu graduated from the Ch’ih Cheng Institute and was engaged as a teacher.
Mr. Chu became president of the Commercial School at T’ai Chow, Zhejiang. Still later Mr. Chu became teacher of the Military Survey School in Anhui.
In 1912 Mr. Chu was appointed Advisor to the Fifth Division of the Provincial Army of Zhejiang after having taken a prominent part in the first Revolution in October 1911. In August 1912 he was appointed Director in charge of the Civil Affairs Department of his native province.
In September 1913 Mr. Chu became acting Chief Civil Administrator of Zhejiang. In May 1914 he became Hsun An hih, new name for the Civil Head of a province. The late President Yuan had much confidence in Mr. Chu who was also well liked by the Kuo-mingtang people at the same time.
In December 1915 when Yuan Shih-kai practically made himself Emperor of China, he conferred upon him the rank of Count of the First Order. In April 1916 Zhejiang declared independence of Peking as a protest against Yuan’s monarchical movement. Mr. Chu sided with the people although he was after a few days appointed by Peking to be concurrently acting director of Military Affairs of Zhejiang.
Mr. Chu resigned from the Shandong posts in July 1916 and wtent to Peking when he promoted the Sino-American Association. In July 1919 Mr. Chu was appointed acting Civil Governor of Shandong. In March 1920 he was conferred the Third Order of Merit. A Presidential Mandate dated June 24, 1920 ordered his removal from the Shandong governship. Another Mandate was issued on August 8, 1920 ordering him to leave the post for his Successor and go to Peking.
In October 1922 Mr. Chu was decorated with the First Order of Wenfu. He was a resident in Tianjin since leaving Shandong.