Lerche, Edward Vasilyevich

Edward V. Lerche
Edward V. Lerche
	March 13, 1864 - November 4, 1882
Predecessor	Vladimir Yakovlevich Skaryatin
Successor	Alexander Nikolaevich Mosolov
	December 14, 1862 - March 13, 1864
Predecessor	Victor Antonovich Artsimovich
Successor	Vladimir Nikiforovich Spassky
	February 15, 1857 - December 14, 1862
Predecessor	Iosif Fedorovich Lesevich
Successor	Emerick Chapskiy
	February 1, 1856 - February 15, 1857
Monarch	Alexander II
Predecessor	Alexey Konoplin
Successor	Iosif Ivanovich Grenberg
Birth	September 27, 1823 ;
Death	June 2, 1889 (65 years);
Spouse	Elizaveta Vasilievna, nee Trubnikova
Children	Vasily, George, Sergey, Zoya
Education	Imperial College of Law
Religion	Lutheranism

Edward V. Lerche ( September 27, 1823 ^[1] - June 2, 1889 ) - statesman of the Russian Empire, Kaluga, Novgorod governor, senator.

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Biography

In 1843 he graduated from the Imperial School of Law , then served in the Senate (office of the 2nd branch of the Third Department). December 15, 1848 promoted to collegiate assessors .

From May 28, 1850 - the provincial prosecutor in Kiev . July 10, 1852 promoted to outdoor councilors .

In 1854, he joined the Ministry of the Interior , was a special assignment officer under the Minister of the Interior S. S. Lansky . February 20, 1855 promoted to college advisers .

In 1856-1857 - Arkhangelsk Vice-Governor , in 1857—1862. - Novgorod Vice-Governor . April 14, 1858 promoted to state councilors , July 29, 1860 - to full state councilors . He participated in the organization of work on the construction of the Monument to the 1000th anniversary of Russia and the organization of celebrations ^[2] .

In 1862 he was appointed Kaluga Governor . On December 14, 1863, he met with Imam Shamil , who was appointed to live in Kaluga; supported the imam's request to replace the Przhetslavsky bailiff.

After the death of his wife, he vacated the post of Novgorod governor - in the Novgorod province he had many relatives, and, according to him, "... in the circle of their orphaned children will find parental care." From 1864 to 1882 - Novgorod Governor . When it was in the Novgorod province, judicial and Zemstvo reforms were carried out, real and technical schools, a men's gymnasium, a teacher's seminary, and several rural schools were opened ^[3] . Being a Lutheran, he initiated and contributed to the construction of twelve Orthodox churches in Novgorod province ^[3] . In Novgorod, he equipped the slopes to the river and reservoirs, started up a fountain in the town square, and also landscaped a boulevard on the Volkhov Embankment on the Torgovaya Side, in gratitude, called by citizens Lerkhovsky ^[3] . He contributed to charity: in the arrangement of schools, in improving the life of prisoners. He was chairman of the Society for Care of the Sick and Wounded, established on May 17, 1868 in the Novgorod Gubernia, later renamed the Red Cross Provincial Society ^[4] .

November 3, 1882 was appointed to be present in the Senate.

Family

His wife is Elizaveta Vasilievna, nee Trubnikova (died about 1863), the daughter of a state councilor.

Children: Vasily (born December 25, 1857), George (born 20.3.1859), Sergey (born 6.5.1860), Zoya (born December 7, 1861).

Rewards and recognition

Order of St. Anne 2nd degree (10/31/1852); imperial crown to the Order (1855)
Order of St. Vladimir of the 3rd degree (09.1862)
Order of St. Stanislav 1st Class (1865)
Order of St. Anne 1st Class (1870)
Honorary citizen of the city of Cherepovets ( 10 [23] November 1869 ) - for especially given attention and assistance to the prosperity of the city
Freeman of Staraya Russa (7.3.1873) ^[5] .

Notes

↑ According to other data - 1827 (in the official list for 1862, the age is 36 years).
↑ For the anniversary of the Bronze Millennium. On ships, on horseback and on foot ... ... (Neopr.) . LiveJournal (March 8, 2012). The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.
↑ ¹ ² ³ Years 1871 - 1877. Shelters and Armadillos: Zeus in Heels // Novgorod: urban weekly newspaper. - 2009, May 28
↑ Novgorod Red Cross is 135 years old (Neopr.) . NOOO Red Cross. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.
↑ Honorary Citizens of Staraya Russa and Starorussky District (Neopr.) . Starorussky Local History Club "Fatherland": Center for Children's Art. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.

Links

When writing this article, material from A. A. Polovtsov ’s Russian Biographical Dictionary (1896–1918) was used.
Honorary Citizens of the City (Neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . The official site of the city of Cherepovets. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.
Edward V. Lerche (Neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . World historical project. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.
Mosina S., Mosin O. “Little Zeus in High Heels”: E. V. Lerche (Neopr.) (Not available link) . The history of Kaluga in the faces . Librero.ru. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived September 8, 2010.
The list of civilian ranks fourth grade 1864, 1871.

[1] According to other data - 1827 (in the official list for 1862, the age is 36 years).

[2] For the anniversary of the Bronze Millennium. On ships, on horseback and on foot ... ... (Neopr.) . LiveJournal (March 8, 2012). The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.

[новгород-3] ¹ ² ³ Years 1871 - 1877. Shelters and Armadillos: Zeus in Heels // Novgorod: urban weekly newspaper. - 2009, May 28

[4] Novgorod Red Cross is 135 years old (Neopr.) . NOOO Red Cross. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.

[5] Honorary Citizens of Staraya Russa and Starorussky District (Neopr.) . Starorussky Local History Club "Fatherland": Center for Children's Art. The appeal date is October 9, 2012. Archived November 1, 2012.