Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Sun Yuan-fang

Mr. Y. Ralph Sun

孫元方字景西

(Sun Yuan-fang)

Mr. Ralph Sun was born at Shou-Hsien, Anhui province, in 1883. He received his elementary education at home and went to America in April 1903 with private support. At Wesleyan Academy he prepared for college from 1903 to 1906. He studied Mining at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 1906-09; and banking at Brown University during 1909-12 graduating there with the degree of Ph. B. Nr. Sun returned to China in September 1912. He was inspector of the Bank of China, Peking, during 1912-13. He assisted in the drawing of bank rules and gold reserve regulations most of which received favorable attention of the bank authorities. He was member of the Currency Commission, in the Ministry of Finance, during 1913-14. In 1914 Mr. Snn was made sub-manager of the Bank of China, at Hankow. After two years' successful service, he resigned and accepted the general managership of the Fou, Foong Flour Mill Co., Shanghai, which post he is still holding. In 1916 Mr. Sun assisted the late Mr. Sun Tsao-sun in establishing the Chung Foo Union Bank. Upon the formal opening of the Bank in May 1916, he became Shanghai manager of the Bank, as a concurrent post which he is still holding. He holds many other business positions, such as, director of the Flour Merchants' Guild, vice-president of the Chinese Bankers Association, Shanghai, member of editorial committee of the General Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai. He is also connected with the Chung Foo Union Bark, Fou Foong Flour Vill Co., Tung Foong Flour Mill, Honan, Tsi Foong Flour Mill. Shantung, Tai Loong Flour Mill, Wusih, Lee Hsin Transportation Co., Woo Foong Godown Co., Shanghai and Tung Hwei Industrial Development. Co., Peking. He has been made a Counsellor of the Ministry of Agriculture & Comerce and has received three decorations of the "Chia Woo" rank.