Misplaced Pages

Wang Yongquan
王永泉
Personal details
Born	1880
Died	1942(1942-00-00) (aged 61–62)
Military service
Rank	General

Wang Yongquan (Chinese: 王永泉; pinyin: Wáng Yǒngquán; Wade–Giles: Wang Yung-ch'üan; 1880–1942) was a military general of the Republic of China. During the Warlord Era, he served as the military governor of Fujian province between 1918 and 1924. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he served as Deputy Minister of Public Security in the Japanese occupation government.

Life

Wang was born in Tianjin, Zhili province during the Qing dynasty. His family came from Jiangsu province. In 1902, Wang Yongquan went to Japan to study, and successively entered Chengcheng School and the 4th Engineering Department of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School. After graduating and returning to China, he served as the commander of the Engineering Battalion of the Eighth Town of the Army. After the founding of the Republic of China, he successively served as the engineer of the Army Department of the Beiyang government and the chief of staff of the Hunan Governor's Office. In 1917, he served as the deputy chief of the Fengtian Army Command and the commander of the supplementary brigade. In October 1918, due to the defeat of Li Houji in Fujian, the Fengtian Mixed Brigade led by Duan Qirui led the southward transfer of reinforcements from Luoyang to Fujian.

From 1918 to 1924, Wang was the military governor of Fujian province.

In January 1919, the supplementary brigade was renamed the 24th Mixed Brigade of the Central Army, and Wang Yongquan continued to serve as the brigade commander. The brigade was stationed in Fujian.

In the battle of Tong'an in March 1924, the troops of Wang Yongquan and his ally Zang Zhiping were completely defeated by Sun Chuanfang. The remnant army, led by Zang Zhiping and Yang Huazhao, defected to Jiangsu Governor Lu Yongxiang. Wang Yongquan fled to the French Concession in Shanghai.

In December 1937, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was established. Wang Yongquan served as its Deputy Minister of Public Security under Qi Xieyuan. In March 1940, after the provisional government merged with the Wang Jingwei regime, Wang Yongquan withdrew from the political and military circles. Wang Yongquan died of illness in Beijing in 1942, at the age of 63.

References

1. ^ Xu 2007, p. 85.
2. ^ Tōa Mondai Chōsakai 1941, p. 10.
3. Liu 1995, p. 1056.

Bibliography

• Xu, Youchun, ed. (2007). The Enlarged Edition of the Great Dictionary of the Republic of China (in Chinese). Hebei People's Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1.
• Liu, Shoulin, ed. (1995). Chronology of Officials in the Republic of China (in Chinese). Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.
• Tōa Mondai Chōsakai (1941). The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries. Asahi Shimbun.

v t e Warlord Era and warlordism during the Nanjing decade
1915–1924 1925–1934 Factions 1911–1914 Bai Lang Rebellion 1913 Second Revolution 1915 Twenty-One Demands 1915–1916 Empire of China (Yuan Shikai) National Protection War 1916 Death of Yuan Shikai 1917 Manchu Restoration 1917–1922 Constitutional Protection Movement 1917–1929 Golok rebellions 1918–1920 Siberian intervention 1919 Paris Peace Conference Shandong Problem May Fourth Movement 1919–1921 Occupation of Outer Mongolia 1920 Zhili–Anhui War 1920–1921 Guangdong–Guangxi War 1920–1926 Spirit Soldier rebellions 1921 1st National CPC Congress 1921–1922 Washington Naval Conference 1922 First Zhili–Fengtian War 1923–1927 First United Front 1923 Lincheng Outrage 1924 Second Zhili–Fengtian War Canton Merchants' Corps Uprising Beijing Coup 1925 Yunnan–Guangxi War May Thirtieth Movement 1925–1926 Anti-Fengtian War Canton–Hong Kong strike 1926 Zhongshan Warship Incident 1926–1928 Northern Expedition Nanjing–Wuhan Split Nationalist-Communist Civil War 1927 Nanking incident of 1927 1927 Shanghai Commune of 1927 1927 Shanghai massacre 1927 July 15 Incident 1927–1930 Muslim conflict in Gansu 1928 Jinan incident Huanggutun incident Looting of the Eastern Mausoleum Northeast Flag Replacement 1928–1929 Third Red Spears' uprising in Shandong 1929 Chiang-Gui War Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong (incl. Beijing Revolt) Sino-Soviet conflict 1930 Central Plains War 1930–1932 Sino-Tibetan War / Qinghai–Tibet War 1931–1935 Kumul Rebellion / Soviet invasion of Xinjiang 1932 Han–Liu War 1932 Two-Liu war 1934 War in Ningxia Beiyang Anhui Zhili Fengtian (National Pacification Army) Zhili Army Shanxi Guominjun Ma Xinjiang Yunnan Sichuan Old Guangxi New Guangxi Guangdong Guizhou Kuomintang (KMT) Communist Party (CCP)
Republic of China (1912–1949)

• 1880 births
• 1942 deaths
• 19th-century Chinese military personnel
• 20th-century Chinese people
• 20th-century Chinese military personnel
• Members of the Fengtian clique
• Republic of China warlords from Tianjin