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Trofim AlekseevDeputy of the 1st State Duma from Tobolsk province.
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Early Life and Education
Alexander Ivanovich Chekin was born in the village of Nazvaevka, Tobolsk Governorate, Russia. He received a basic education at home, learning to read and write. Later, he attended a "boarding class" at the Siberian Naval Crew and earned the rank of sub-skipper.
Political Career and Public Service
After his military service, Chekin became a rural clerk and a trade representative in Nazvaevka. He was also involved in butter production. In 1905, he was elected as the volost elder. As volost elder, Chekin served as a trustee of the Sunday school in Nazvaevka and participated in the election campaign for the First State Duma.
In 1906, Chekin was elected to the First State Duma as a representative of the Tobolsk Governorate. Initially aligned with the Kadet party, he later joined the Trudoviks faction. He signed a petition demanding an increased quota for Siberians on the agrarian commission of the Duma. After the First Duma's dissolution, Chekin was placed under police surveillance.
Undeterred, Chekin campaigned for the Second State Duma in 1906. He was initially elected as an elector but his election was annulled by the electoral commission. However, he was re-elected as an elector in 1907 and subsequently selected as a Duma deputy from the Tobolsk Governorate. In the Second Duma, Chekin continued to be part of the Trudoviks faction and the Siberian parliamentary group. He served on the Duma's temporary commission on religious freedom.
Later Years and Persecution
After the Second Duma's dissolution, Chekin worked as a seller in a market stall in Nazvaevka. In 1938, he was arrested and charged with counter-revolutionary activity. On March 11, 1938, he was executed by a firing squad in Omsk.
