Hajime Seki
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Preceded byShirou Ikegami
Succeeded byTakeo Kagami
Born26 September 1873
Died26 January 1935 (aged 61)
Tennōji, Osaka, Japan
Hajime Seki | |
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關 一 | |
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| Mayor of Osaka | |
| In office 30 November 1923 – 26 January 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Shirou Ikegami |
| Succeeded by | Takeo Kagami |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office 3 July 1934 – 26 January 1935 Nominated by the Emperor | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1873 |
| Died | 26 January 1935 (aged 61) Tennōji, Osaka, Japan |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Junichi Seki (grandson) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Commerce |
Hajime Seki (關 一, Seki Hajime; September 26, 1873—January 26, 1935) was the Mayor of Osaka, Japan, between 1923 and 1935.
Seki was born on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka on September 26, 1873.[1] He graduated from the Koto Shogyo Gakko, now Hitotsubashi University, in 1893, and worked in the Ministry of Finance until he became a professor at his alma mater in 1897. The following year, he left for Europe, where he spent three years studying in Belgium. In 1910, he obtained the title of Doctor of Juridical Science.
