Wu tingfang biography of mahatma
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Wu Ting-fang
Premier of the Republic of China (1842–1922)
Wu Ting-fang (Chinese: 伍廷芳; 30 July 1842 – 23 June 1922) was a Chinese calligrapher, diplomat, lawyer, politician, and writer who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China.
He was also known as Ng Choy or Ng Achoy[2] (Chinese: 伍才; pinyin: Wǔ Cái).
Wu tingfang biography of mahatma
Education and career in Hong Kong
Wu was born in the Straits Settlement, now modern-day Malacca, in 1842 and was sent to China in 1846 to be schooled.[3] He studied at the AnglicanSt. Paul's College, in Hong Kong where he learned to read and write in English.
After serving as an interpreter in the Magistrate's Court from 1861 to 1874,[4] he married Ho Miu-ling (sister of Sir Kai Ho) in 1864.
He studied law in the United Kingdom and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn (1876).
Wu became the first ethnic Chinese barrister in history.