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白镕

清朝 · 工部尚书

白镕 (清朝·工部尚书) was a notable historical figure from 清朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 白镕: 白镕,顺天通州人.

Biography

白镕,顺天通州人。
清史稿卷三百七十五 列传一百六十二:
  白镕,字小山,顺天通州人。嘉庆四年进士,选庶吉士,授编修,典福建乡试。十八年,大考二等,擢赞善。督安徽学政,诏密询地方利弊,疏言:“安徽钱粮,惟凤阳、泗州遭湖、河之害,积逋较巨。遇丰稔之年,循例带徵旧额。在小民以一年而输数年之赋,虽乐岁不免拮据;而官吏惧谴,规避多方,积重难返。与其存徵之名,致小民日受追呼,国计依然无补,何如核徵之实,使官吏从容措理,旧额尚可渐清。请嗣后二属钱粮,每年祗带徵一年,傥遇歉收,再行递缓,民力渐纾,催科者自顾考成,行之必有效。”诏允行。
  青阳有孝子曰徐守仁,幼孤,事母孝。母没,庐墓三年,镕造庐赠赙,题请旌表。访求明臣左光斗遗裔,取列县庠。按试所至,集士人讲学,以正人心厚风俗为本。累迁少詹事。道光元年,督广东学政。历詹事、内阁学士。七年,擢工部侍郎,调吏部。九年,偕尚书松筠赴直隶按外委白勤被诬冤毙狱,护理总督屠之申以下降黜有差。督江苏学政。寻偕侍郎宝兴勘视南河垛料,举实以闻。十一年,擢左都御史,召还京,未至,命查勘江南灾赈。时尚书穆彰阿、朱士彦亦奉命勘湖、河汎溢状,穆彰阿先回京,镕遂偕士彦履勘沿河闸坝工程,与总督陶澍定议以工代赈。赴安徽,周历太平、宁国、池州、安庆、庐州各郡,先后疏劾饰灾侵赈诸弊。次年,回京,署翰林院掌院学士,典顺天乡试。十三年,擢工部尚书,典武会试。故事,武闱双好不足额,始取单好。是科双好不尽取中,坐降大理寺卿。十九年,乞病归,卒於家,年七十四。
  镕事母孝,教子弟严。宣宗尝嘉其家法之善,以勉朝臣云。

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白镕 was 清朝 Period 工部尚书, whose life is recorded in official historical documents.
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白镕 lived during the 清朝 period, with the official title of 工部尚书.
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