Background
Mr. Ralph Sun was bom at Shou-Hsien, Anhui province in 1883.
Mr. Ralph Sun was bom at Shou-Hsien, Anhui province in 1883.
Mr. Ralph Sun received his elementary education at home and went to America in April 1903 with private support. At Wesleyan Academy he prepared for college from 1903 to 1906.
He studied Mining at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 1906-1909 and banking at Brown University during 1909-1912 graduating from there with the degree of Ph. B. Mr. Sun returned to China in September 1912.
Mr. Ralph Sun was inspector of the Bank of China, Peking during 1912-1913. He assisted in the drawing of bank rules and gold reserve regulations most of which received favorable attention of the bank authorities. He was member of the Currency Commission in the Ministry of Finance during 1913-1914.
In 1914 Mr. Sun was made sub-manager of the Bank of China at Hankow. After two years of successful service he resigned and accepted the general managership of the Fou-Foong Flour Mill Co., Shanghai.
In 1916 Mr. Sun assisted the late Mr. Sun Tsao-sun in establishing the Chung Foo Union bank. Upon the formal opening of the Bank in May 1916 he became Shanghai manager of the Bank.
Mr. Sun also held many other business positions such as director of the Flour Merchants Guild, vice-president of the Chinese Bankers Association in Shanghai, member of editorial committee of the General Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai. He was also connected with the Chung Foo Union Back, Fon Foong Flour Mill Co., Tung Foong Flour Mil!, Honan, Tsi Foong Flour Mill. Shantung, Tai Loong Flour Mill, Wusih, Lee Hsin Transportation Co., Woo Foong Godown Co., Shanghai and Tung Hwei Industrial Development Co., Peking. He was made a Counsellor of the Ministry of Agriculture and Comerce and received three decorations of the “Chia Woo” rank.