Torii Tadafumi

Viscount Torii Tadafumi (鳥居 忠文, October 19, 1847 – October 1914) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who served as daimyō of the Mibu Domain in Shimotsuke Province. Succeeded to the family headship in 1870 following his elder brother Torii Tadatomi's retirement due to illness.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Torii.

He served as Vice Consul to the Kingdom of Hawaii under Taro Ando and was Acting Consul in 1889.[1][2]

Tadafumi later became a viscount (子爵 shishaku) and a member of the Council of Peers.

References
  1. Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce (1970). "虹の橋": 日工商70年史. Honolulu: 日本人商工会議所. p. 250. OCLC 16337927.
  2. Wakukawa, Ernest Katsumi (1938). A History of the Japanese People in Hawaii. Honolulu: The Toyo Shoin. p. 427. OCLC 10076382.
Preceded by
Torii Tadatomi		 8th Lord of Mibu
(Torii)
1870-1871		 Succeeded by
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