Shen Mou Yang1 | | Sheng Wenyang 盛文扬 | Shen Man Yang; Sin Wan Yang | 号‘葆臣’ 2 | 4 | 103 | 1865? | Nanxi village 南溪, Xiangshan, Guangdong Province | 11 (Lunar Calendar) 2 | c. 1904, at 40 years reckoned by sui 2
| Fuzhou | Springfield, MA | E.C. Gardner | | | | | | 1883 appointed foreman 领班 at Fuzhou Telegraph Service 2 | Promoted to Chief of Fuzhou Telegraph Bureau 福州电报局局长; obtained rank of Expectant District Magistrate (候补知县);
Transferred to Fuzhou Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Following the Boxer Uprising of 1900, Shen was heavily involved in negotations with the foreign powers and played a crucial part in settling the terms of indemnity payments for loss of life and property inflicted on foreigners in Fuzhou. As a reward for his services he was promoted to Chief of the Bureau; however, his heavy responsiblities wore down his health and he died at the age (sui) of forty. 2 | Telegraph Service; Foreign Affairs (Provincial) | Chief, Fuzhou Bureau of Foreign Affairs | 世廉 2 | | | | 1) 宗藩, 2) unknown, 3) 宗熙, 4) 宗承 2 | | | 1. The romanization 'Shen Mou Yang" does not accurately reflect the Cantonese pronunciation of the name, which is more like 'Sing Mon Yeung.' 2. As given in the Sheng Family of Nanxi Genealogy 《南溪盛氏家谱》 (scanned pages 1438-1440 kindly supplied by Reed Tang). | |
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