Kim Jwa-geun

Kim Jwa-geun () (1797 – 5 June 1869) was a Korean political figure of the Andong Kim clan who held a number of top-ranking government positions in the Joseon dynasty, including Yeonguijeong at King Cheoljong's court. He was the younger brother of Queen Sunwon.
Biography.
Kim Jwa-geun was born in 1797, in Yangsaeng-bang District into the Andong Kim clan (신 안동 김씨, 新 安東 金氏). His father was Kim Jo-sun and his mother was Lady Sim of the Cheongseong Sim clan. He was the fourth of seven children in the family.
In 1802, his older sister became the Queen Consort of Joseon at the age of 13 when she married King Sunjo during his second year of reign and Queen Jeongsun’s regency. 
In 1825, at the recommendation of his father, Kim served as a Vice Deputy of Mupomgwanik, and was promoted to the position of Cheomjong (첨정, 尙衣院僉正) in 1834. In the second year of King Cheoljong's reign, he was appointed to several important positions. On 25 February 1853, he was appointed as "Yeonguijeong", and though he attempted to resign, he was not allowed to until 19 April 1862. However, in September 1863, he was ordered to "return to chief minister", and on 18 April 1864, Gojong approved his resignation.
From 1853 to 1864, he served three times as Yeonguijeong, and in 1862, he served as the governor of Lee Jeong-cheong to quell the civil war arising from the disturbance of Samjeong. During the events, his older sister Queen Sunwon had passed away on 21 September 1857. But before her death, the queen had given political influence to the Andong Kim clan as Queen Regent. The clan then became the central figure in politics up until 1863–1864 when Heungseon Daewongun, with the help of Queen Shinjeong, stepped in during the regency of his son, King Gojong. When King Gojong took over and Heungseon Daewongun came to power, Kim withdrew from the position of Yeonguijeong, but participated in government affairs as a substitute for the original lease and consulted on the state affairs. Together with his adoptive son, Kim Byeong-gi, he helped Heungseon Daewongun in his regency, since Heungseon had difficulty in maintaining affairs of the state as he came from a distant royal line who survived deadly political affairs.
When Kim died in 1869, he was given the posthumous title of Chungik (Hangul: 충익, Hanja: 忠翼).
In 1990, the descendants of his adopted son, Kim Byeong-gi, donated the house where he and his adoptive son had lived in to Seoul National University in Naechun-ri, Baeksa-myeon, Icheon County, Gyeonggi Province.