Dmitry Sipyagin
Dmitry Sergeyvich Sipyagin | |
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Дмитрий Сергеевич Сипягин | |
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Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire | |
In office 20 October 1899 – 2 April 1902 | |
Monarch | Nicholas II |
Preceded by | Ivan Goremykin |
Succeeded by | Vyacheslav von Plehve |
Governor of Moscow | |
In office 20 December 1891 – 31 May 1893 | |
Preceded by | Vladimir Golitsyn |
Succeeded by | Alexander Bulygin |
Governor of Courland | |
In office 31 March 1888 – 20 December 1891 | |
Preceded by | Konstantin Pahschenko |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Sverbeyev |
Personal details | |
Born | Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin 20 March 1853 Kiev, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 April 1902 Mariinsky Palace, Russian Empire | (aged 49)
Nationality | Russian |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Сипя́гин; 20 March [O.S. 8 March] 1853 – 15 April [O.S. 2 April] 1902) a Russian statesman.
Political career
Born in Kiev, Sipyagin graduated from the Judicial Department of St Petersburg University in 1876. Served in the MVD as Vice-Governor of Kharkov (1886-1888), Governor of Courland (1888-1891) and Governor of Moscow (1891-1893). Deputy of the Minister of State Property (1893); Deputy of the Minister of Interior (1894); Executive Director on the petitions of the Imperial Chancellery (1895-1899); Director of the Ministry of Interior (1899); Minister of Interior (1899). He remained the interior minister from 20 October 1899 to 2 April 1902.
He was assassinated in the Mariinsky Palace by Socialist-Revolutionary Stepan Balmashov. His death was a severe setback to Sergei Witte, the finance minister, who had been supported by Sipyagin but would be challenged by his successor, Vyacheslav von Plehve.[1]
Honours
Sipyagin received the Order of Saint Vladimir as an Imperial favour for the New Year 1900, shortly after accepting the position as Minister.[2]
References
- ^ Ian Nish, The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War (Longman, 1985; ISBN 0582491142), p. 144.
- ^ "Russia". The Times. No. 36039. London. 15 January 1900. p. 6. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)