(April 14, 1838 – February 7, 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a member of the

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of the

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and its third speaker. Previously, he was governor of

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(1872–1875) and

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(1875–1879). He was a recipient of the

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and the

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, and in 1896, he was granted the title of baron (男爵, danshaku) under Meiji Japan's European-derived kazoku peerage system.

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* 霞会館華族家系大成編輯委員会『平成新修旧華族家系大成』上巻、霞会館、1996年。 {{DEFAULTSORT:Masataka, Kusumoto 1838 births 1902 deaths Japanese Home Ministry government officials Governors of Niigata Prefecture Governors of Tokyo Speakers of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the House of Representatives (Empire of Japan) Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class Kazoku