# Kim Ch'ŏlchu

Kim Ch'ŏlchu (Korean: 김철주; Hanja: 金鐵株; 12 June 1916 – 14 June 1935) was a Korean independence activist. He was one of the younger brothers of Kim Il Sung, the first supreme leader and founder of North Korea.

## Biography

Kim was born on 12 June 1916 in the Mangyongdae neighborhood of Pyongyang, when the peninsula was still under Japanese rule. His parents were Kim Hyong-jik, a Korean independence activist, and mother, Kang Pan-sok. His two brothers were Kim Il Sung, the first supreme leader of North Korea, and Kim Yong-ju, who became Honorary Vice President of the country's Supreme People's Assembly. Kim's family originated from Jeonju, North Jeolla. His paternal great-grandfather Kim Ŭngu settled in Mangyongdae in 1860. Kim was raised in a Christian family, specifically following the Presbyterian denomination. His maternal grandfather was a Protestant minister, and his father attended a missionary school. Kim's family participated in anti-Japanese activities and fled to Manchuria in 1920, like most Korean families, to escape famine and Japanese oppression during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
Kim became an active member of the Saenal Youth Union, Korea's first revolutionary youth organization. He later joined the Young Communist League. He died in battle on 14 June 1935. He is buried in the Taesongsan Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. The Kim Chol Ju University of Education is named after him.
The Kim family tree (DPRK) :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Na Hyeon-Jik | Na Hyeon-Jik | Na Hyeon-Jik | Na Hyeon-Jik | Na Hyeon-Jik | Na Hyeon-Jik | | | | | Kim Song-Ryeong | Kim Song-Ryeong | Kim Song-Ryeong | Kim Song-Ryeong | Kim Song-Ryeong | Kim Song-Ryeong | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lady Lee | Lady Lee | Lady Lee | Lady Lee | Lady Lee | Lady Lee | | | | | Kim Ŭngu | Kim Ŭngu | Kim Ŭngu | Kim Ŭngu | Kim Ŭngu | Kim Ŭngu |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yi Po-Ik | Yi Po-Ik | Yi Po-Ik | Yi Po-Ik | Yi Po-Ik | Yi Po-Ik | | | | | Kim Pohyŏn | Kim Pohyŏn | Kim Pohyŏn | Kim Pohyŏn | Kim Pohyŏn | Kim Pohyŏn |
| | | Kang Pan Sok | Kang Pan Sok | Kang Pan Sok | Kang Pan Sok | Kang Pan Sok | Kang Pan Sok | | | Kim Hyong-jik | Kim Hyong-jik | Kim Hyong-jik | Kim Hyong-jik | Kim Hyong-jik | Kim Hyong-jik | | | Kim Hyŏnggwŏn | Kim Hyŏnggwŏn | Kim Hyŏnggwŏn | Kim Hyŏnggwŏn | Kim Hyŏnggwŏn | Kim Hyŏnggwŏn | | | Kim Hyŏngnok | Kim Hyŏngnok | Kim Hyŏngnok | Kim Hyŏngnok | Kim Hyŏngnok | Kim Hyŏngnok |
| Kim Song-ae | Kim Song-ae | Kim Song-ae | Kim Song-ae | Kim Song-ae | Kim Song-ae | | | Kim Il Sung | Kim Il Sung | Kim Il Sung | Kim Il Sung | Kim Il Sung | Kim Il Sung | | | Kim Jong-suk | Kim Jong-suk | Kim Jong-suk | Kim Jong-suk | Kim Jong-suk | Kim Jong-suk | | | Kim Yong-ju | Kim Yong-ju | Kim Yong-ju | Kim Yong-ju | Kim Yong-ju | Kim Yong-ju | | | Kim Ch'ŏlchu | Kim Ch'ŏlchu | Kim Ch'ŏlchu | Kim Ch'ŏlchu | Kim Ch'ŏlchu | Kim Ch'ŏlchu | | |
| | | Kim Pyong Il | Kim Pyong Il | Kim Pyong Il | Kim Pyong Il | Kim Pyong Il | Kim Pyong Il | | | Kim Jong Il | Kim Jong Il | Kim Jong Il | Kim Jong Il | Kim Jong Il | Kim Jong Il | | | Kim Kyong-hui | Kim Kyong-hui | Kim Kyong-hui | Kim Kyong-hui | Kim Kyong-hui | Kim Kyong-hui | | | Kim Man-il | Kim Man-il | Kim Man-il | Kim Man-il | Kim Man-il | Kim Man-il | | |