Tomasz Wawrzecki

Tomasz Antoni Wawrzecki (Lithuanian: Tomas Vavžeckis) (1753–1816) was a distinguished Polish-Lithuanian politician and military commander.

[1] On 17 May 1790, Wawrzecki, Matheus Butrymowicz, Jacek Jezierski and Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski all condemned attacks against the Jewish population of Warsaw.

[3] Wawrziecki was of the opinion that Jews should have equal rights, however, this was motivated by the desire to make them socio-culturally resemble Poles more.

[1][2] After Tadeusz Kościuszko was captured in the Battle of Maciejowice on October 10, lieutenant general Tomasz Wawrzecki was named his successor.

[11] It consisted of Tomasz Wawrzecki, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Nikolay Novosiltsev and Franciszek Ksawery Drucki-Lubecki.

[11] Wawrzecki was part of conservative Lithuanian nobility that opposed keeping of the Napoleonic Code within Congress Poland.

Tomasz Wawrzecki on a 1994 Belarusian stamp