Wei Guangtao (November 27, 1837-March 15, 1916), courtesy name
Wuzhuang was a Chinese politician who was the Governor of Xinjiang, Viceroy of Yun-Gui, Viceroy of Shaan-Gan,
Viceroy of Liangjiang, and Viceroy of Min-Zhe. He was also notable for his military service during the First Sino-Japanese War and Dungan Revolt.
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Biography
Wentong worked in the Jiangxi military camp to choose from Jiupin in 1859. In 1860, Guangtao was sent to Cheng County regardless of double single month selection with employment under Lan Ling. In 1861, Guangtao was selected for prestigious county selection and from 1861 until 1863 as a Hualing. In 1863, Guangtao decided to stay Zhejiang for supplementary use. He was exempt from the class in 1864 but still stayed and made up the time by producing vaccines. In 1865, Guangtao followed Taoist beliefs and in 1866, spent his time working in salt transport. In 1867, Guangtao was promoted to Circuit Officer and nominated for first class. In 1883, he was appointed the chief ambassador of Gansu from 1884-1885. Guangtao would then begin to be assigned to be viceroy of several viceroys across China as starting from 1889-1892 he was chief ambassador of Xinjiang, then to Viceroy of Jiangxi in 1896, Viceroy of Yun-Gui from 1900 to 1902, Governor of Shaanxi from 1900, Viceroy of Liangjiang from December 5, 1902 – September 4, 1904 and finally as Viceroy of Min-Zhe from 1904 to 1905. He was supposed to be Viceroy of Huguang in 1911 but was never assumed office.
During the First Sino-Japanese War, Wei Guangtao, then the Xinjiang feudal commander, led the Wuwei Army's 6th Battalion with 3,300 people in the Battle of Niuzhuang. With the aid of Li Guangjiu, the Japanese army was outnumbered for a whole day and night, and the remaining troops broke through.
Family
His grandson Wei Rongje was a Chinese scientist, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Nanjing University.
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魏光燾（1837年11月27日 - 1916年），字午莊，派名揚紀，一名紀揚，原名光邴，字遷善，一字尊善，號芝香，自號石龍山人，晚年號老莊，別署湖山老人。湖南省寶慶府邵陽縣（現屬湖南省邵陽市隆回縣）人。 清道光十七年十月三十日（1837年11月27日)生。
晚清政治、軍事、外交上的重要歷史人物。與李鴻章、張之洞、劉坤一等同為光緒朝重臣。曾任新疆布政使，新疆巡撫、雲貴總督、陝甘總督，後任兩江總督、南洋大臣。署理兩江總督期間，繼劉坤一、張之洞之後，實施籌建三江師範學堂，為開啟近代南京大學的重要人物。
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生平
文童投效江西軍營，咸豐9年以從九品選用，咸豐10年以縣丞不論雙單月選用，藍翎，咸豐11年以知縣選用，咸豐11年知州(銜)，同治2年花翎，免選本班以知縣儘先選用，同治2年以同知留於浙江補用，同治2年運同銜，同治3年免補本班以知府仍留浙江遇缺即補，同治4年，道(銜)，以道員留於福建浙江遇缺即題奏，同治5年鹽運使(銜)，同治7年二品頂戴，以道員改留陝西歸侯補班儘先補用，遇有陝西道員缺出題奏補用，同治8年-光緒7年甘肅平慶涇固道，光緒2年按察使銜，光緒7年-光緒9年甘肅按察使，光緒8年署甘肅布政使，光緒9年-光緒10年甘肅布政使，光緒10年-光緒17年新疆布政使，光緒14年-光緒17年護甘肅新疆巡撫，光緒21年江西布政使，光緒21年雲南巡撫，光緒21年-光緒26年陝西巡撫，光緒25年-光緒26年陝甘總督(署)，光緒26年陝甘總督,光緒26年-光緒28年雲貴總督，光緒28年-光緒30年兩江總督，光緒30年閩浙總督(署)，光緒30年-光緒31年閩浙總督 ，宣統3年湖廣總督。
同治4年揚勇巴圖魯，同治7年西林巴圖魯。
甲午戰爭中，時任新疆藩司的魏光燾率領武威軍6營3,300人與日軍進行了牛莊之戰，和來援的李光久激戰日軍一晝夜後寡不敵眾，率殘部突圍。
家族
其孫魏榮爵是中國著名聲學家、中科院院士和南京大學教授。
書目
• 《勘定新疆記》
• 《湖山老人自述》
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