Yu Cheok-gi

Yu Cheok-gi (兪拓基, 1691 – 1767) was a civil official of late Joseon. His courtesy name was Jeonbo (展甫), his pen name was Jisujae (知守齋), his posthumous name was Munik (文翼), and his family seat was Gyegye. Immediately after the suppression of the Yi In-jwa's Rebellion in 1728 (5th year of King Yeongjo), he was registered as a First-Class Bunmu Wonjong meritorious subject (奮武原從功臣一等).

Together with Kim Jong-su and others, he was one of the few supporters of Crown Prince Sado within the Noron. Although his party affiliation was Noron, he took the lead in protecting Crown Prince Sado and also joined hands with the Soron official Yi Jong-seong. He was the great-uncle (fifth-degree paternal uncle) of Yu Eon-ho.

Life

In 1721, after returning from a mission as envoy to the Qing dynasty, he was exiled to Dongnae in present-day South Gyeongsang Province when the Sinim Literati Purges broke out. In 1725, when the Noron seized power, he was released and went on to serve as magistrate of Yangju, governor of Hamgyong Province, governor of Ganghwa, Vice Director of the Office of Special Advisers (부제학), Chief Royal Secretary (도승지), Left Assistant Magistrate of Hanseong Prefecture (한성부 좌윤), Vice Commissioner of the Office of Royal Inquiry (동지의금부사), governor of Hwanghae Province, Grand Remonstrator (대사간), and Grand Censor (대사헌). He then served as governor of Gyeongsang Province before becoming Minister of Revenue (호조판서) and Right State Councillor (우의정). At that time, he proposed the restoration of the posthumous rehabilitation of and , who had died in the ; when this did not succeed, he withdrew from office on his own accord. Afterwards, in 1758, he became but soon resigned.