Alexander Timashev

Alexander Egorovich Timashev
Alexander Egorovich Timashev
Александр Егорович Тимашев
	Timashev in 1873. Portrait by Ivan Tyurin
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire
	In office; 9 March 1868 – 27 November 1878
Preceded by	Peter Valuev
Succeeded by	Lev Makov
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs of the Russian Empire
	In office; 14 December 1867 – 9 March 1868
Preceded by	Ivan Tolstoy
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	15 April 1818; Tashla, Ilek District, Orenburg Governorate
Died	1 February 1893 (aged 74); Saint Petersburg
Relations	Timashevs
Education	Moscow University Noble Boarding School
Awards	Domestic: Orders Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First–Called ; Order of Saint Vladimir ; Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky ; Order of the White Eagle ; Order of Saint Anna ; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Medals Medal "For the Pacification of Hungary and Transylvania" ; Medal "In Memory of the War of 1853–1856" ; Medal "In Memory of the Consecration of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior" ; Medal "In Commemoration of the Coronation of Emperor Alexander III"; Foreign: Orders Austrian Order of Leopold ; Order of the Red Eagle ; Order of the Sword ; Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus ; Order of the Dannebrog ; Order of Leopold I ; Legion of Honour ; Order of the Lion and the Sun;
Military service
Years of service	1835–1893
Rank	Adjutant General; General of the Cavalry

Alexander Yegorovich Timashev (15 April 1818 – 1 February 1893) was a Russian statesman. He served as Adjutant General (1859), Cavalry General (1872); Chief of Staff of the Gendarme Corps and Manager of the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery (1856–1861); Minister of Posts and Telegraphs (1867–1868); and Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire (1868–1878).