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He Fenglin
Chinese Army general

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He Fenglin (simplified Chinese: 何丰林; traditional Chinese: 何豐林; pinyin: Hé Fènglín; Wade–Giles: Ho Feng-lin; 1873–1935) was a general in the Republic of China. He belonged to Anhui clique and Fengtian clique. His courtesy name was Maoru (茂如). He was born in Pingyin, Shandong.

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He Fenglin graduated the Beiyang Military Academy (北洋武備學堂) then he entered to the New Army (新建陸軍). Later he was promoted to be 15th regimental commander of the 8th Brigade, the 4th Division (第4鎮第8協第15標標統).

In May 1912 He Fenglin was promoted to be Commander of the 8th Brigade of the 4th Division. In next year he was transferred to Commander of the 7th Brigade of the 4th Division. When Yuan Shikai ascended to the throne in 1915, He Fenglin was awarded the title third-class Baron.

After the death of Yuan Shikai, He Fenglin belonged to the Anhui clique commander Lu Yongxiang. In January 1917 He became Military Commissioner of the Ningtai (Ningbo and Taizhou), Zhejiang (浙江省寧臺鎮守使). In 1920 he was appointed acting Defense Commissioner of Shanghai (淞滬護軍使) and Commander of the 6th Mixed Brigade. In 1924, on the First Jiangsu-Zhejiang War (江浙戰爭), he participated as Commander of the 1st Army of the Shanghai United Army (浙滬聯軍第1軍司令). But Lu was defeated by Qi Xieyuan (齊燮元) and Sun Chuanfang, so He also withdrew and escaped to Tianjin.

Later He Fenglin participated in the Fengtian clique. When Zhang Zuolin became Generalissimo, He Fenglin was catapulted to Minister for Military, and also held the position of Supreme Commander of the Model Army Corps of the Anguojun (安國軍). In April 1927 he was appointed Presiding Judge of the Military Tribunal, and passed sentence to death by hanging on Li Dazhao.

After Beijing Government had collapsed, He Fenglin also resigned and escaped to the Northeast. In 1931 he was appointed Chief of the Councilor of the Commander‐in‐Chief's Office, Northeast Border Defence Army (東北邊防軍司令長官首席參議).

He Fenglin died in 1935. In next year, he posthumously awarded the corresponding lieutenant general (陸軍中將銜).

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