Wang Chengbin (born 1874)

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Wang Chengbin
王承斌
Born(1874-08-21)August 21, 1874
Fengtian Province, (modern Liaoning Province), Qing dynasty Qing Empire
Died(1936-02-15)February 15, 1936
Beijing,  Republic of China
AllegianceQing dynasty Qing dynasty
Beiyang government Republic of China
Beiyang clique
Zhili clique
Service / branch New Army
Beiyang Army
Years of service1909-1924
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of Rank and Merit
Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain
Order of Wen-Hu
ChildrenAlfonso Wong

Wang Chengbin (Chinese: 王承斌) (August 21, 1874 – February 15, 1936) was an ethnic Manchu Chinese general of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China. He was the father of Hong Kong cartoonist Alfonso Wong. Born in Fengtian (now Liaoning) Province, Wang attended Baoding Military Academy from 1907–09, and shortly thereafter joined the New Army and was stationed in Changchun, Jilin Province. In October 1911, after the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising, he was sent to Shanxi Province to suppress supporters of the Xinhai Revolution. In August 1912, he was appointed commander of the 11th Regiment, part of the 6th Brigade, 3rd Division. In the fall of 1913, he went with the 3rd Division to Yuezhou (now Yueyang in Hunan) to suppress the Second Revolution. In 1915, he went with the 3rd Division to Sichuan Province to suppress opposition to the Empire of China. In July 1917, he acted with Wu Peifu to overthrow Zhang Xun's Manchu Restoration.

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