Mikhail Chertkov

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Mikhail Ivanovich Chertkov (born 14 August 1829 in St. Petersburg; died 19 October 1905 in Paris) was a Russian cavalry general and statesman. He joined the Tsarist Army in December 1851 as a lieutenant and fought in the Crimean War. In 1859–1860 he fought insurgents in the Caucasus. From 1861 to 1864 he was governor and military commander of the Voronezh Governorate, and from 1864 to 1866 of the Volhynian Governorate. In 1867–1868 he was deputy governor-general of Vilna, Kaunas, Grodno, and Minsk, and chief of the Vitebsk and Mogilev provinces. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1868. From 1868 to 1874 he served as military ataman of the Don Army. In 1877–78, during the Russo-Turkish War, he accompanied Emperor Alexander II to Chisinau. Between 16 April 1878 and 13 January 1881 he was General Governor and Military Governor of the Southwestern Krai and the Kiev Military District. In 1881 he joined the State Council, and briefly served on the Special Meeting for the Reorganization of Military Administration. From March 1901 until his death he was Governor-General of Warsaw and Commander of the Warsaw Military District. In September 1902 he received the Order of the Black Eagle, the top Prussian award. He died at age 76. The Chertkovsky District, Chertkovo village, and Chertkovo railway station were named after him.