Sin Ik-hui (; 9 June 1894 – 5 May 1956) was a

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

n independence activist and politician. He was Speaker of the National Assembly during President Syngman Rhee's first term (4 August 1948 and 30 May 1950) and second term (19 June 1950 and 30 May 1954). His nickname was Haegong () or Haehu () and his

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was Yeogu (). He also went by the name Patrick Henry Shinicky in English-language publications.

Early life

Sin was born in Samaru country in

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

. He was a descendant of

Sin Rip Sin Rip (; 16 November 1546 – 7 June 1592), sometimes Shin Rip or Shin Rib, was a Korean general and a member of the Pyeongsan Sin clan. Biography He passed the Korean national military examinations at the age of 22. Sin earned prominence ...

, Sin Kyung-hee, and

Sin Saimdang Shin Saimdang (; December 5, 1504 – June 20, 1551) was a Korean artist, writer, calligraphist, and poet, who lived during the Joseon period. She was born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Her birth home, Ojukheon, which is also her maternal ...

. He became an orphan and his second elder half-brother Sin Kyu-hee nurtured him. In his early years, he studied abroad in

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Political career

In April 1919, he went into exile to

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to join the

Korean Provisional Government The Korean Provisional Government (KPG), formally the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (), was a Korean government-in-exile based in Republic of China (1912–1949), China during Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese rule over K ...

(KPG). He was involved in the creation of the National Assembly of the KPG and was elected one of its congressmen. On 23 April 1919, he was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. In August 1919, Sin became Vice Minister of Justice and then Minister of Justice in the following month. In September 1920, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 1930s he worked as an English professor at a Chinese University. In May 1940, he was appointed to Provisional Government of Korea, and in 1944 he was reappointed to Interior Minister to the Provisional Government. In May 1948, he was elected Congressman of South Korean

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. On 4 August 1948 he was 2nd term head of First Republic and 19 June 1950, he again was Speaker until 30 May 1954. In 1955, he was involved with the founding of the Democratic Party and was later elected its fourth leader. In 1956, he ran for president.

Death

On 5 May 1956, Sin died of heart failure shortly before he began campaigning for president. He had boarded a train to

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with John Chang after the candidate registration period had closed. But minutes after taking his seat, he became violently ill and rushed to the toilet, and died shortly afterwards.

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Sin Ik-hui

Haegong Sin Ik-hui memorial association

SamWorld

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sin, Ik-hui 1894 births 1956 deaths People from Gwangju, Gyeonggi South Korean civil rights activists South Korean expatriates in the United States South Korean anti-communists Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955) politicians Speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea) Waseda University alumni Pyongsan Shin clan Koreans in the Republic of China Military Academy Members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea White Shirts Society Korean Liberation Army personnel

Early life

Political career

Death

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