Ilgang Kim Cheol (1886–1934), born in Singwang-myeon, Hampyeong, worked in the New Korea Youth Party and the Korean Provisional Government. He served as a state council member and finance minister and continued government work in Hangzhou after 1932.
The account now centers on activities confirmed by the county memorial and public records. Stronger anecdotes about distributing land and burning servant records have been omitted pending primary-source verification.