Afanasy Ivanovich Chirikov ( 1720 - 1794 ) - statesman of the Russian Empire , active state adviser , ruler of Olonets governorship .
| Afanasy Ivanovich Chirikov | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Raeder Ivan Grigorievich | ||||||
| Successor | Bouver Ivan Vasilievich | ||||||
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| Birth | 1720 Pokrov village, Yaroslavl province | ||||||
| Death | April 20, 1794 | ||||||
| Burial place | Pokrov village , Yaroslavl province | ||||||
| Kind | Chirikovs | ||||||
| Father | Ivan Vasilievich Chirikov, lieutenant | ||||||
| Spouse | Maria Vasilievna | ||||||
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Biography
Origin from an old noble family .
He served as regimental secretary in the Izmailovsky Life Guards regiment .
In 1773 he was appointed governor of the city of Zaraysk with the rank of lieutenant colonel, from 1775 - the governor of Sviyazhsk .
Member of the suppression of the uprising led by Emelyan Pugachev .
In 1781-1787, he was vice-governor of Ufa governorship .
On August 9, 1787, he was appointed ruler of the Olonets governorship with the rank of state adviser. During the reign of Chirikov, in 1791, Petrozavodsk was visited by A.V. Suvorov , who inspected the Alexander Cannon Foundry .
In September 1792, retired with the rank of full state councilor.
He was buried at home, in the cemetery of the village of Pokrov, Yaroslavl province .
Family
In a marriage with Maria Vasilyevna, he had nine children: Vasily, Nikolai, Ivan, Dmitry, Alexander, Catherine, Praskovya, Nadezhda and Vera.
Sources
- N.A. Korablev, T.A. Moshina. Olonets governors and governor-generals: Biographical reference book. - Petrozavodsk: “Building Standard”, 2012. - S. 34-36. - 140 p. - ISBN 5-87870-010-7 .
Links
- Churches of Rybinsk (inaccessible link)