Background
General Liu Chao was born at Wu Ohio Hsien, Zhili province in 1887.
Government and military official
General Liu Chao was born at Wu Ohio Hsien, Zhili province in 1887.
Mr. Liu was a Provincial Graduate in the Ching Dynasty. He studied law in Japan and graduated with the degree of LL.B.
General Liu began his official career as a Junior Secretary of the Board of the Interior and has held the following positions: Member of the Zhili Provincial Assembly; Sectional Chief of the Inspectorate General of the Military Forces; Chief of Administrative Department of the Suiyuan Special Area; Chief of Civil Administration Department of the Kuei-Sui Area; Chief of Judicial Department of the Kuei-Sui Area; Chief Secretary to the Tuchun of Jiangsi Province; Chief Justice of the Jiangsi Military Court; Advisor to the Cabinet; Member of the Commission for the Consolidation of Domestic and Foreign Loans; Superintendent of the Sino-Norwegian Bank and-Chief Justice of the Martial Court under the Ministry of War. General Liu was a Major-General and received the Second Class Tashou Chiaho and the Second Class Wenfu.