伊東巳代治
Miyoji began his career as an interpreter for the Hyogo Prefectural Office. Later was sent with Hirobumi Ito to study and inspect the constitution and social systems in Europe. After the Sino-Japanese War was appointed ambassador plenipotentiary to China (1895) where he exchanged ratifications of the peace treaty with his Chinese counterpart. Was minister of Agriculture and Commerce (1898), created Count, privy counsellor (1899) and vice-president of Imperial Household Affairs.