Hayakawa Senkichir was a bureaucrat, politician and entrepreneur in late Meiji and early Taish period Empire of Japan. He is noted for his involvement in the development of the South Manchurian Railway.
Hayakawa was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from the Law School of Tokyo Imperial University in 1887. In January 1890, he was hired by the Ministry of Finance, and became a director of the Bank of Japan in 1899.
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