Yi Jong-geon
Yi Jong-geon (Hangul: 이종건, Hanja: 李鍾健 1843–1930) was Lieutenant general of Imperial Korean Army. He was ennobled as Baron of Japan during the Korea under Japanese rule. After March 1st Movement, Yi tried to return his title but he failed. Life. He was born in 1843 as the son of Yi Gue-jeong and was adopted to Yi Gue-cheol. In 1859, Yi passed the Imperial examination of military. During the Imo Incident, Yi executed some culprits related to the incident. For this merit, Yi rose his rank under the reign of Empress Myeongseong. He worked  with Bak Jeongyang and Kim Hong-jip but did not had a good relationships. In 1896, Yi was appointed as Gyeongmucheong. In 1897, Yi was appointed as special officer of Gungnaebu (궁내부특진관). As a special officer, he was ordered to dissolve the People's joint association but he became part of it. For this, Yi was removed from the army on 4 November after the Independence Club was dissolved. But when the independence Club was actually favorable to the Emperor, Gojong appointed him as chairman of Speaker of National Assembly of the Korean Empire. Same year, he was promoted to  Lieutenant general. He also was part of Shim Soon-taek's cabinet as military minister. After Gojong returned to the reign, Yi had his office related to safety and escort of the Emperor. In 1901, Yi was appointed as the director of Gunmuguk of Board of Marshals. At the same year, Yi was the acting supreme commander of Howidae. On 23 April 1902, Yi sent troops to Seongjin, in order to help the people. On 21 May of 1902, Yi heard that the soldiers of Imperial Korean Army had plundered in China. Yi tried to stop this from happening and  have a better relationship with other countries. However, in 1902, Yi got punished for some reason. His trail was done in the military court. In 1903, Yi was appointed as special officer of Gungnaebu. He was also appointed as minister of military in 1905. On 29 July 1906, Yi was appointed as Vice Speaker of Junchuwon. Yi tried to resign from the office but, Gojong did not let him. On 31 May 1907, Yi was appointed as chief of equerry replacing Cho Tong-yun. On 13 September 1907, Yi retired from his office. In 1910, Yi received the title of  baron from the Empire of Japan. After March 1st Movement, Yi tried to return his title but he failed. He lived until 1930 and died in Korea under Japanese rule. Because Yi tried to return his title, Yi was not considered as Chinilpa. But his son, who inherited his title was one of the Chinilpa.