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Charles Jones Soong ( Chinese: 宋嘉澍; pinyin: Sòng Jiāshù; Wade–Giles: Sung Chia-shu; October 17, 1861 – May 3, 1918), also known by his courtesy name Soong Yao-ju ( Chinese: 宋耀如; pinyin: Sòng Yàorú; Wade–Giles: Sung Yao-ju ), was a Chinese businessman who first achieved prominence as a publisher in Shanghai.
Feb 20, 2023 · The patriarch, Charles Jones (Charlie) Soong, was born in China in 1861, and traveled to the U.S. as a young man, where he spent eight years studying to become a Christian missionary through the...
Yao-ju “Charlie” Soong. Posed portrait, carte-de-visite. When Charles J. “Charlie” Soong arrived at Trinity College in 1881 as the school’s first international student, he had already seen much more of the world than the average student.
May 29, 2014 · Charlie and Mamie Soong. From the Rubenstein Library Picture File. After nearly eight years in the United States, Charlie finally returned to China, armed with a degree from Vanderbilt, in January 1886.
Soong family, influential Chinese family that was heavily involved in the political fortunes of China during the 20th century. Among its best-known members were Charlie, the founder of the family, and his children T.V. Soong, financier and politician; Soong Mei-ling, who became Madame Chiang.
Charlie Soong (1863–1918), also called Charles Jones Soong, was born Han Jiaozhun and was reared until he was nine in Wenchang, a port on the eastern coast of the island of Hainan, China. After a three-year apprenticeship in the East Indies (Indonesia), he spent eight….
May 22, 2014 · When Charles J. “Charlie” Soong arrived at Trinity College in 1881 as the school’s first international student, he had already seen much more of the world than the average student. Born in Hainan Province, China as Han Chiao-shun in 1866, Charlie traveled to the Dutch East Indies as a young boy to work, eventually sailing to Boston in ...
One son, T.V. Soong, became prime minister and two became wealthy financiers. This powerful family met with world leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Winston Churchill. As the Communists came to power, many of them fled to the United States and elsewhere, but at least one daughter stayed and lived in China.
Charles J. “Charlie” Soong, born in the Hainan Province in China, was Trinity College’s first international student. He enrolled in a special course of study in 1881, after converting to Methodism in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Charlie Soong is perhaps best known though for his position as the patriarch to one of China’s most important and illustrious families, having fathered six children including the “Soong Sisters”. He was an important component to the Xinhai Revolution in 1911.
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