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Aleksander Meysztowicz (Polish pronunciation: [mɛ.ɘ̟ʂˈtɔ.vit͡ʂ]; 8 December 1864 – 14 February 1943) was a Polish politician and landowner. He was the Minister of Justice of Poland from 1926 to 1928, the chairperson of the Provisional Governing Commission of Central Lithuania from 1921 to 1922, and a member of the State Council of the Russian Empire from 1909 to 1917.
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Aleksander Meysztowicz (Polish pronunciation: [mɛ.ɘ̟ʂˈtɔ.vit͡ʂ]; 8 December 1864 – 14 February 1943) was a Polish politician and landowner. He was the Minister of Justice of Poland from 1926 to 1928, the chairperson of the Provisional Governing Commission of Central Lithuania from 1921 to 1922, and a member of the State Council of the Russian Empire from 1909 to 1917.
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Biography Aleksander Meysztowicz was born on 8 December 1864, in Pajuostis, near Panevėžys, then located within Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire, and now part of Lithuania. He came from Polish landed gentry family, which owned Pajuostis estate. He studied at the Vilnius Gymnasium, to which at the time also attended Józef Piłsudski, future Chief of State of Poland. Later, he graduated from the Jagiellonian University. Following his graduation, he was enlisted into the Imperial Russian Army and served in the 9th Yelysavethrad Dragoon Regiment. He was dismissed in 1891, with the rank of lieutenant, and settled in the Pajuostis estate which he inherited from his parents, and devoted himself to agriculture and social activities. In 1900, at the founding of the Kaunas Society of Agriculture, Meysztowicz was elected its vice-chairperson, and in 1904, he was unanimously voted to receive the title of the honorary member. Under his leadership, the society handled issues of resettling villages and establishing retirement funds for agricultural workers. From his initiative were also founded the Kaunas Mutual Fire Insurance Society, of which he was also the chairperson, and a number of other agricultural unions that served to unite the activities of rural owners. Because of his participation…
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Private life He was married to Zofia Meysztowicz (née Korwin-Kossakowski), with whom he had a son, Walerian Meysztowicz, who was a Catholic priest.
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Orders and decorations Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2 May 1923)