Saionji Koumou
(1877)
Kinmochi Saionji Saionji Kinmochi 1849-1940 Birthplace: Kyoto Prefecture Politician, Prime Minister President of the Constitutional Political Friends Association, succeeding Ito Hirobumi, and twice formed the Cabinet (12th and 14th Prime Ministers). As the last prime minister, he devoted himself to the preservation of constitutional government. Photo taken in Berlin in 1877, while studying in France. (Photo by Kingendai Photo Library/AFLO)