Baron Pyotr Ivanovich Cherkasov ( September 22 ( October 3 ) 1796 - February 12 ( February 24 ) 1867 ) - Colonel of the Russian Imperial Army . Brother of the Decembrist Alexei Ivanovich Cherkasov .
| Peter Ivanovich Cherkasov | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | September 22 ( October 3 ) 1796 |
| Date of death | February 12 (24), 1867 (70 years old) |
| Citizenship |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | military |
| Father | I.P. Cherkasov |
| Mother | M. A. Cherkasova |
Born in the family of the Belevsky landowner second major Baron Ivan Petrovich Cherkasov and Maria Alekseevna Cherkasova, nee Kozhina. 219 souls and 990 souls in the Tula , Oryol and Moscow provinces were listed behind his father in the Kozlovsky district of the Tambov province .
By the time of the Decembrist uprising - lieutenant , adjutant of General N. M. Borozdin . He was arrested on suspicion of belonging to secret societies, but on January 10 ( January 22 ), 1826, by the highest command, he was released with an acquittal.
He retired with the rank of colonel. He died on February 12 ( February 24 ), 1867 .
Literature
- Decembrists. Biographical reference book / Edited by M.V. Nechkina. - M .: Nauka, 1988 .-- S. 194. - 448 p. - 50,000 copies.