Charlie Soong
(born c. 1861–1866; died 1918)
BIRTH
c. 1861–1866
PLACE
Wenchang, Hainan, China
NAME
Han Chiao-shun
DEATH
May 3, 1918
PLACE
Shanghai, China
FAMILY
FATHER
Soong Ching-ling
(1893-1981)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
METHODIST
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Charlie Soong, also known as Charles Jones Soong and Soong Yaoru, was a Chinese missionary, publisher, businessman and father of Soong Ching-ling. He married Ni Kwei-tseng and helped fund Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary movement. Published birth years conflict, so that field remains blank.
EARLY LIFE
He worked as a missionary, publisher, and businessman and helped finance Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary movement.
CAREER
DEATH
Charlie Soong died of stomach cancer in Shanghai on May 3, 1918. He had worked as a Methodist missionary before building a publishing and business career and supporting Sun Yat-sen. His wife Ni Kwei-tseng and their six children survived him.
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