Shigetada Morishita

Shigetada Morishita (森下 重格, Morishita Shigetada) (born December 1891-died December 21, 1956) was the Interim Mayor of Hiroshima from August 7 to October 22, 1945.

Work at Hiroshima municipality

Morishita served as vice mayor of Hiroshima under mayor Senkichi Awaya prior to the atomic destruction of his city, holding that position from September 1943 to August 1945. He was appointed acting mayor following the death of the previous mayor Senkichi Awaya in the atomic attack on Hiroshima. He remained acting mayor for a brief period, until Shichirō Kihara was nominated mayor of Hiroshima on October 22, 1945. Following Kihara's appointment as mayor, Morishita served as vice mayor until his resignation on December 10 after finding out he had lukemia.

Later career

After recuperating for two years in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, he was appointed deputy prosecutor at the Yokohama District Public Prosecutor's Office. In 1952, he resigned from his position due to cerebral arteriosclerosis and continued to recuperate, but he did not recover, and in December 1956, he developed pneumonia and died on December 21.

Further reading

• City of Hiroshima, ed. (1971), 広島原爆戦災誌 (PDF) (in Japanese), vol. 3, City of Hiroshima, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012, retrieved 5 August 2011