Kim Gyo-heon

Kim Heon (金獻, birth name: Kim Gyo-heon, Hanja: 金敎獻, 5 July 1868 – 25 December 1923) was a civil official in the late Joseon and Korean Empire periods who became the second leader of Daejonggyo, and also an independence activist during the Korean Empire and Japanese rule of Korea. His family seat was Gyeongju (慶州), he was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, his courtesy name was Baekyu (伯猷), and his art name was Muwon (茂園).

Life

Kim Gyo-heon was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, in Joseon. He later grew up in Hanseong with his parents. The name he later changed to was Kim Heon (金獻).

In 1885 he passed the Jeongsi civil service examination in the Joseon period in the third class, and his official career later reached the post of Grand Director of Sungkyunkwan.

In 1898 he joined the Independence Club and took part in its activities, and he also participated in the Man'min Gongdonghoe movement. In late March 1909 he served as Deputy Director of Kyujanggak, and in mid-January 1910 he held the rank of Gaseondaebu at Kyujanggak. In early February of the same year (1910) he left his post. On 6 March 1910 he entered Daejonggyo, and from July of that year onward he served full-time at the side of Na Cheol, the Dosagyo. On 1 September 1916, Na Cheol stepped down as Dosagyo, and Kim succeeded him as the second Dosagyo (leader of Daejonggyo).