Moniwa Motonori
Moniwa Motonori (茂庭 元徳, 1843–1929) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. The son of , he served as a retainer of the Date clan of Sendai han.[1] Also known by his common name, Shinsuke (新助), Motonori married the daughter of Moniwa Masumoto, the head of the main house of Moniwa.[1] During the Boshin War, Motonori defended Sendai Castle, and later was dispatched to .[1] After the Restoration, he became involved in farming, and in 1889, became the first village mayor of , in Miyagi Prefecture (after Kashimadai-chō 鹿島台町 in Shida district, and now a part of Ōsaki City).[1]
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- 1843 births
- 1929 deaths
- Japanese farmers
- Meiji Restoration
- Samurai
- People from Sendai Domain
- Date retainers
- Samurai stubs