Ivan Titov

Ivan (Ioann) Vasilievich Titov (; 18 February 1879, Perm Governorate – 18 October 1948, Paris) was a priest, deputy of the Third and Fourth State Dumas from the Perm Governorate (1907–1917), and a candidate for delegate to the Constituent Assembly.

Biography Early years Ivan (Ioann) Titov was born on 18 February (or March), 1879, at the Nikolaev plant of Osinsky Uyezd (Perm Governorate) into the family of a clergyman. After graduating from the Perm Theological Seminary in 1901, he began church service: he was ordained a priest, and on 15 August 1901 he received a parish in Kungur ("ordained a priest to the church"; with an annual income of about 1 thousand rubles for 1907).

In addition, during this period Titov led the Kungur church school and was the law teacher in the primary schools of the city. He also worked in an educational society. He was a homeowner.

For the telegram sent to Emperor Nicholas II with a request to mitigate the fate of the technicians sentenced to death, Titov was during the election campaign "under the ban" (forbidden in priesthood);

In the 3rd Duma, Titov was a member of a number of Duma commissions: on affairs of the Orthodox Church (in the fifth session he became a friend of its chairman), on gymnasiums and preparatory schools (from the fourth session – secretary), on public education, budget, on the charter and staff of universities. Titov's signature is under the draft laws "On Changing Laws on the Collection and Administration of Zemstvo and Natural Duties of Peasants", "On Improving and Increasing Peasant Land Tenure and Land Use", "On Introducing Zemstvo in Siberia", "Rules for Admission to Higher Educational Institutions" and "On Abolition of the Death Penalty". where on 1 March he set the agency the task of restoring work "in normal order". On 2 March Ivan Titov held a meeting with representatives of banks, at which the latter announced their complete subordination to the Provisional Committee of the State Duma and their readiness to render full assistance to the Committee. Then it was also decided to open all the banks of Russia.

During the Second World War, Ivan Vasilievich was left without a permanent job: on 4 March 1943 he was admitted to the Russian House as the second psalmist of the local Nicholas Church. Titov asked Metropolitan Eulogius (Georgievsky) to be reinstated in the priesthood, but he was refused. By the decision of Metropolitan Seraphim (Lukyanov), he was nevertheless restored to the dignity. The priest rank sang a funeral song to him during the funeral.

Family He was married, two daughters (in 1907).