Shin Man

Shin Man(申晩, 1703 – 1765)was a scholar-official of Joseon. His courtesy names were Yeoseong (汝成) and Seongbaek (成伯), his posthumous name was Hyojeong (孝正), and his family seat was Pyeongsan (平山). During the reign of King Yeongjo he rose to State Councillor (Senior First Rank).. He advocated the deposition of Crown Prince Sado, and he was among the Noron Tangpyeong faction together with Kim Sang-ro, Kim Jae-ro, Hong Bong-han, Yu Chok-ki, Kim Sang-bok, Han Ik-mo, Shin Hoe, Kim Chi-in and others. He was a descendant of Shin Ho, Minister of Revenue (Senior Second Rank) and Posthumous Gansagong.

Life

He was the son of Shin Sa-cheol, Chief Royal Counsellor (Senior First Rank). In 1726 (2nd year of King Yeongjo), he passed the special Alseong literary examination and served in a succession of prestigious posts, including Magistrate (Jipyeong), Remonstrator (Jeongeon), Assistant Lecturer (Bugyori), Remonstrance Official (Heonnap), Compiler (Susan), Lecturer (Gyori), Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel (Ijo Jwarang), Inspector (Geomsang), Associate Lecture Master (Bueungyo), Concurrent Vice Minister of Ducks (Gyeom Bodeok) and Concurrent Literary Official (Gyeom Munhak). Through the Office of Remonstrance and the Hall of Worthies, he became a leading remonstrance official of the Noron. In 1736 he rose to senior rank, and he served successively as Royal Secretary, Deputy Censor-General, Vice Minister of Rites, Vice Minister of Personnel, Daesaseong and Buje-hak, before becoming Chief Royal Secretary. He then served as Vice Minister of Personnel and Vice Minister of War before again becoming Chief Royal Secretary. Later he held the posts of Chief Censor, Vice Minister of War, Buje-hak, Vice Commissioner of the Hall of Lectures, Magistrate of Gaeseong, and Governor of Gyeonggi Province. He then again served as Buje-hak, Vice Minister of Personnel, Chief Censor, Vice Minister of War and Daesaseong, then Vice Minister of Justice, Left Vice Mayor of Hanseong and Vice Minister of Personnel, before becoming Minister of Justice and Vice Crown Prince's Tutor, and then again Minister of Justice. He next served as Minister of Rites, Minister of Personnel, Commissioner, and Crown Prince's Tutor, then and , before becoming Left Crown Prince's Tutor. He then served as and , and afterward again as and with Senior Grand Master of Royal Dignity rank, then Grand Master of Royal Dignity, and then Chief Commissioner of the Office of Royal Dignity, , , , Chief Commissioner of the Office of the Royal Annals, and Commissioner of the Hall of Lectures. He again served as and , and in 1756, the 32nd year of King Yeongjo, he became as , then , again , then , and finally reached the post of . His younger brother also served as (Senior First Rank).