唐元湛

Tong, Yuen-Cham.-Born in Hsiangshan, Kwangtung, 1860. Married, 1887. Studied at Tong-Kar village schools and Chinese Educa-tional Mission School at Shanghai. Arrived in America, September, 1872. Government support. Recalled to China, fall, 1881. Was Telegraph Operator, Clerk-in-Chief, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, General Manager, Assistant Director-General and finally Director-General, Chinese Telegraph Administration, 1881-1913. Was Chinese Government Represen-tative at Shanghai, Supervisor of government students going abroad, Superintendent of Chinese Customs at Shanghai and Expecta…