Background
Chu Shen was born in Yungching, Zhili, China in 1880.
Chu Shen was born in Yungching, Zhili, China in 1880.
He graduated from the Tokyo University in Japan with Bachelor of Laws degree.
Chu Shen worked as a chief procurator of the Metropolitan High Procuratorate in 1913. He was a member of the chief procuratorate of the Supreme Court. From 1917 to 1920 Mr. Chu held the posts of a Minister of Justice and concurrently Minister of Interior in 1919. He was a strong supporter of the Anfu clique under Tuan Chi-jui'a leadership and after the overthrow of the clique, he was ordered to be arrested, but was pardoned in 1923. Mr. Chu lived in retirement since 1923.