Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/San To

Mr. San To

三多字六格

Mr. San To was born at Hangchow, Chekiang province, in 1876. He is a member of the White Banner of Mongolia. He studied under Yu Chu-yuan, a famous scholar of the Ching Dynasty, and thus has become a scholar himself. He entered official service very early. For a time he was Prefect of Hangchow, and later director of the Military Academy of Hangchow and also director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of Chekiang Province. In 1902 Mr. San To left Hangchow and became Proctor of the Imperial University in Peking. In 1907 he became a Councillor of the Board of Civil Administration. In 1908 he was appointed Fu Tu-t’ung, or Deputy Lieutenant-General of Kuei-hua-chen. In 1909 he became resident commissioner at Urga, Mongolia. Following the establishment of the Republic in 1912, Mr. San To was appointed Deputy Lieutenant-General of Mukden in October 1912. In November 1912 he was ordered to hold concurrently the post of Fu Tu-t’ung of Chinchow. He held these positions for a number of years. In September 1920 Mr. San To was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Emigration and Labor, Peking, upon the recommendation of Marshal Chang Tso-lin, the High Inspecting Military Commissioner of Manchuria, with whom he has been on good terms. In July 1921 he was awarded the Second Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho. In December 1921 he was appointed Chief of the Burea of Civil appointments in the Cabinet Office. In June 1922 he became associate director of the Famine Relief Bureau, which position he held until October that year when he was appointed a Chiangchun of the College of Marshals. In November 1922 he was awarded the First Class Tashou Chiaho.