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Ding Nai Yang

Ding Naiyang (Chinese: 丁乃扬) (1870 – 1944) was a Chinese politician of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period.

Early Life

Ding Naiyang(丁乃扬) (1870-1944), whose courtesy name was Shaolan. A native of Guian, Zhejiang Province. Guian was Wuxing County during the Republic of China and now belongs to Huzhou.

His father, Ding Baoyuan(丁葆元) (1843-1914) had the courtesy name Lansun. Ding Baoyuan was awarded Yunqi Wei(云骑尉), a Qing Dynasty peerage title, because his ancestor died during the Taiping Rebellion.

Ding Baoyuan once held positions in places such as Huaiyang Road(淮扬道) and Xuzhou Bingbeitong(徐州兵备通).

Political Career

In the Qing Dynasty, Ding Naiyang first served as Jiangxi Salt Law Road(江西盐法道) and Guangdong Salt Transport Envoy(广东盐运使). During the Qing Dynasty Xuantong(宣统) period, he successively served as the governor of Shuntian(顺天府尹) and the Chief Secretary of Guangdong(广东布政司).

After the founding of the Republic of China, he still served as the governor of Shuntian(顺天府尹), which was the first mayor of capital city Beijing in the Republic of China. His mayoral term was from January 1, 1912 to December 24, 1912.

After that, he served as an adviser to the President of the Republic of China and actively participated in Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen's North-South peace negotiations, for which he was awarded a medal.

From 1916 to 1918, he served as the Salt Transport Envoy to Guangdong and Guangxi(两广盐运使). From 1918 to 1921, he was transferred to Tianjin Changlu Salt Transport Envoy(天津长芦盐运使) and concurrently served as the Inspector General of Anti-smuggling.

During his tenure, he led 61 counties including Jixian, Ninghe and Baodi to attract investments. From 1921 to 1925, he served as Salt Transport Envoy to Jiangsu and Two Huai Rivers(江苏两淮盐运使).

In 1927, he once again served as the Salt Transportation Envoy to Two Huai Rivers(两淮盐运使) of the Ministry of Finance. In 1912, he served as the president of the Huzhou Association in Beijing. In 1925, he served as supervisor of Shanghai Yongheng Bank. Since 1930, Ding Naiyang withdrew from officialdom and lived in Nanjing, Shanghai, and Huzhou.

After the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and the Japanese army entered Zhejiang and Huzhou in 1939, Ding Naiyang led his family to Shanghai by water. He later lived in Yugucun(愚谷邨), Jing'an District, until his death in 1944.