Nikolai Stepanovich Gorkovenko (1817-1908) - Russian naval and statesman, senator , admiralty general (1899 [1] ).
| Nikolai Stepanovich Gorkovenko | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 24, 1817 | |||||
| Date of death | February 27, 1908 (aged 90) | |||||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire | |||||
| Rank | Admiralty General | |||||
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Biography
Came from the nobles of the Poltava province . Brother - Vice Admiral A.S. Gorkovenko . In service since 1833, since 1834, after graduating from the Naval Cadet Corps, he was promoted to midshipman with the determination of the Baltic Fleet .
In 1849 he was promoted to lieutenant commander . Since 1856, captain of the 2nd rank , senior adjutant of the headquarters of the port of Kronstadt . since 1858, the duty headquarters officer of the headquarters of the squadron of the Mediterranean Sea . In 1859 he was promoted to captain of the 1st rank . Since 1860, chairman of the Military Court Commission in St. Petersburg . In 1867 he was promoted to rear admiral . In 1876 he was promoted to vice admiral with the appointment of a member of the Main Naval Court.
From 1886 to 1908, the senator was present and first present in the II, V departments and in the Department of the Herald of the Governing Senate . In 1899 he was promoted to admiralty general. He was awarded all orders up to the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamond signs granted to him on January 1, 1900 [2] .
Notes
- β List of general ranks of the Russian imperial army and navy
- β Ponomarev V.P., Shabanov V.M. Cavaliers of the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, 1725-1917: bio-bibliographic dictionary in three volumes. Volume 1. - M., 2009 .-- S. 315-316. - ISBN 978-5-89577-145-7
Literature
- Gorkovenko Nikolai Stepanovich // The highest ranks of the Russian Empire (10.22.1721 - 03.03.1917) / comp. E. L. Potemkin. - M .: B. and., 2017 .-- T. 1. - S. 427.
- Volkov S.V. Generality of the Russian Empire: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Generals and Admirals from Peter I to Nicholas II: in 2 volumes. - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2009. - T. 1 : AK. - S. 690. - ISBN 978-5-227-02054-3 .
- Russian admirals. Biographical Dictionary / Chertoprud S.V. - M.: Astrel, AST, 2004 - 746 p. - ISBN 5-17-026732-0 .
- Kurkov K. N. Members of the Governing Senate β the highest legislative body of the Russian Empire: February 22, 1711β3 March 1917 / Gothic, 2005 - 132 p.