Ignacy Matuszewski

Ignacy Hugo Stanisław Matuszewski (10 September [O.S. 29 August] 1891 – 3 August 1946) was a Polish politician, publicist, diplomat, Minister of Finance of the Second Polish Republic, colonel, infantry officer and intelligence agent of the Polish Army, member of the International Olympic Committee. A strong supporter of Józef Piłsudski, he was counted among the "Colonels" and co-founded the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America.

Ignacy Matuszewski
Matuszewski in 1927
Minister of Finance of Poland
In office
14 April 1929 – 26 May 1931
PresidentIgnacy Mościcki
Prime Minister
Preceded byGabriel Czechowicz
Succeeded byJan Piłsudski
Commandant of Minsk
In office
19 February 1918 – 21 February 1918
Serving with Kastuś Jezavitaŭ
Preceded byPosition established
(Kārlis Landers as President of the Minsk City Executive Committee)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
(Viktar Jarkin as President of the Minsk City Executive Committee)
Personal details
Born
Ignacy Hugo Stanisław Matuszewski

(1891-09-10)10 September 1891
Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Died13 August 1946(1946-08-13) (aged 54)
New York City, United States
Political partyNonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government
Alma materJagiellonian University
Military service
Allegiance
  • Russian Empire
  • Poland
Years of service1914–1940
RankColonel
Unit
  • Polish I Corps in Russia
  • Polish Military Organisation
  • Second Department
Battles/wars
  • World War I
  • Russian Civil War
  • Polish–Soviet War
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