Dmitry Sipyagin

Dmitry Sergeyvich Sipyagin
Дмитрий Сергеевич Сипягин
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
(1853-03-20)March 20, 1853
Kiev, Russian Empire
Died April 2, 1902(1902-04-02) (aged 49) -->
Mariinsky Palace, Russian Empire
Nationality Russian

Dmitry Sergeyevich Sipyagin (Дмитрий Серге́евич Сипягин) (March 20 [O.S. March 8] 1853 April 15 [O.S. April 2] 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

  1. Ian Nish, The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War (Longman, 1985; ISBN 0582491142), p. 144.
  2. "Russia" The Times (London). Monday, 15 January 1900. (36039), p. 6.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ivan Goremykin
Minister of Interior
1899–1902
Succeeded by
Vyacheslav von Plehve


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