Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Wu Cho-jan

Mr. Wu Ting-sung

郎卓然字接生

(Wu Choujan)

Mr. Wu Ting-sung was born at Feng-hua Hsien, Chekiang province, in 1877. He was educated at the Anglo-Chinese College, Shanghai. He taught in various schools at Ningpo and became headmaster in some of these institutions. During the Manchu Regime he obtained the brevet rank of Taotai. He served as director of opium prohibition at Ningpo and was a member of the Directors' Board of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai. In 1911, Mr. Wu was elected by the Chambers of Commerce at Shanghai and Ningpo to be their representative on the Chinese Commercial Commission which toured the principal cities of the United States. In the same year he was made a director of the China press, Shanghai. After then he was Chinese sole-agent of the British Amercian Tobacco Company for quite a number of years. After that he was connected with the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company for some time. Following the first revolution, Mr. Wu was appointed advisor to the Tutuh of Shanghai and treasurer of the board of directors of the Red Cross Society of China. He then visited the United States and Europe for the second time to investigate the commercial and industrial situation. In 1913, Mr. Wu was appointed by the Ministry of Finance to be Special Commissioner for the Investigation of Tobacco Tariff. He was also appointed later as honorary advisor to the Cabinet, honorary member of the Commission for the investigation of financial conditions. Ministry of Finance, advisor to the Civil Governor of Shantung, director of the Shanghai Bapt'st College and director of the Shen Hsin Company of Pukow. In 1924 he joined the Souter Tobacco Company and has been busy with the opening of branch offices in the various business centers throughout China.