Vladimir Ippolitovich Zhernakov ( November 2, 1878 , Kolyvan , Tomsk province - 1943 , Tomsk ) - a Russian merchant and public figure, the first mayor of Novo-Nikolaevsk .
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| Date of Birth | November 2, 1878 |
| Place of Birth | Kolyvan (Novosibirsk Oblast) , Tomsk Province , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | 1943 |
| Place of death | Tomsk , RSFSR , USSR |
| Citizenship |  Russian Empire →  the USSR |
| Occupation | merchant, the first mayor of Novonikolaevsk |
| Father | Ippolit Alexandrovich Zhernakov |
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Biography
Born in Kolyvan in a merchant family. He graduated from the law faculty of St. Petersburg University .
He was the director of the Novo-Nikolaevsk Grain and Flour Partnership, co-owner of the trading house V. I. Zhernakov and Co., a shoe store in the city trading building, one of the founders of the Siberian Tobacco Partnership.
From January 9, 1909 to March 17, 1914 he was the mayor of Novo-Nikolaevsk, left this post for health reasons, A. G. Besedin became his successor. March 18, 1914 "for the work he had done for the benefit of the city during the five years of leadership of the City Duma" Zhernakov was awarded the title "Honorary Citizen of Novonikolaevsk" [1] [2] .
Supporter of the project for the construction of the railway Novo-Nikolaevsk-Biysk-Semipalatinsk .
After the establishment of Soviet power in Siberia, in 1920 - director of the Novo-Nikolaev branch of the Siberian Bank, in 1920 - technical secretary at the Institute of Physical Education in Tomsk. In 1920-1922 - Commercial Director in the Tomsk Gubsoyuz. In 1922-1929, he was a friend of the Governor of the Novosibirsk State Bank. In 1929-1930 - Commercial Director at Sibrybtrest, Novosibirsk.
In 1931 he left for Kharkov, but the OGPU was arrested there. For membership in the cadet party and social activities during the years of the Civil War, sentenced to 5 years in camps, a year later the term was reduced to three years. He was rehabilitated only in October 1991.
After his release, he returned to his family in Tomsk, where he lived with his sister Lydia Ippolitovna. According to some reports, he died in 1943 [3] .