Karsten Karlovich De Pont ( Fin. Karsten Fredrik Ferdinand De Pont , 1849-1929) - Major General, Privy Councilor, Governor of New Zealand and Vaza.
| Karsten Karlovich De Pont | |
|---|---|
| fin. Karsten Fredrik Ferdinand De Pont | |
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| Date of Birth | February 3 (15), 1849 |
| Date of death | April 1, 1929 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Helsinki |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire |
| Rank | major general |
| Commanded | 5th Kuopio Finnish Rifle Battalion, 8th Vyborsk Finnish Rifle Battalion, Life Guards 3rd Finland Rifle Battalion |
| Battles / wars | Russian-Turkish war (1877-1878) |
| Awards and prizes | Order of St. Stanislav 3rd Art. (1878), Order of St. Anne , 3rd art. (1878), Order of St. Stanislav , 2nd art. (1883), Order of St. Anne , 2nd art. (1888), Order of St. Vladimir , 4th art. (1891), Order of St. Vladimir , 3rd art. (1895), Order of St. Stanislav 1st Art. (1899) Order of St. Vladimir , 2nd art. (1874), Order of the White Eagle (1882). |
Biography
Born on February 3, 1849, the son of a college registrar and Finnish landowner Karl Jacob Reingold De Pont.
He was educated in the Finnish Cadet Corps , from which he was released on July 12, 1868 as an ensign in the Life Guards Izmailovsky Regiment . March 28, 1871 he was promoted to second lieutenant and August 30, 1873 - on lieutenant .
He took part in the campaign against the Turks in the Balkans , was in a battle near Gorny Dubnyak, during the siege of Plevna, taking Pravetskaya from the battle, taking Sofia , fighting near Tashkisen and crossed the Balkans. For military distinctions awarded two orders. August 30, 1877 promoted to headquarters captain .
Continuing his service in the Guard of De Pont on April 20, 1880 he was promoted to captain and on January 14, 1881 he was renamed lieutenant colonel in the army infantry with the appointment to the 1st Nyulandsky Finnish Rifle Battalion. February 19, 1880 received the rank of the adjutant wing .
On July 1, 1885, De Pont received the rank of colonel and was appointed commander of the 5th Kuopio Finnish Rifle Battalion, and on September 10, 1887 he was transferred to the post of commander in the 8th Vyborg Finnish Rifle Battalion. On January 22, 1895, De Pont received the 3rd Finland Rifle Battalion in command of the Life Guards and was promoted to major general on May 14, 1896.
On January 24, 1897, he was appointed Governor of New Zealand .
On August 31, 1900, De-Pont resigned and went into financial operations. In 1903-1906 he was a member of the board of the Savings Banks in Finland and a member of the board of the Mortgage Society of Finland.
In 1906, De Pont returned to public service and, with the rank of Privy Councilor, was appointed Vazsky governor , but in 1910 he retired again.
He lived in Helsingfors and until 1914 was a member of the supervisory board of the insurance company.
De Pont died in Helsinki on April 1, 1929.
Rewards
Among other awards, De Pont had the following orders:
- Order of St. Stanislav 3rd degree with swords and bow (1878)
- Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree with swords and bow (1878)
- Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1883)
- Order of St. Anne of the 2nd degree (1888)
- Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree (1891)
- Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (January 25, 1895)
- Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (June 6, 1899)
Sources
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire. Encyclopedic dictionary of generals and admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II. Volume II L — I. - M., 2009. - S. 331. - ISBN 978-5-9524-4167-5
- Miloradovich G. A. The list of persons of the retinue of their majesties from the reign of Emperor Peter I to 1886. - Kiev, 1886. - S. 158
- A list of seniority generals . Compiled on January 2, 1900 - St. Petersburg, 1900. - S. 798
- De Pont, Kasten Fredrik Ferdinand on the website of the Finnish Biographical Center (in Finnish)