Jan Kanty Moszyński (c. 1690 – 14 September 1737) was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and politician,

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of the Crown Court from 1729. He came from a poor noble family but married the daughter of

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. His grandfather was Andrzej Ludwik Moszyński (died 1683). His father, Aleksander Michał, lived in a small village in Podlasie and served as its treasurer. He was awarded the Order of White Eagle on 18 February 1730. Moszyński and more so his son Frederyk August Moszyński (1739–1786) built a notable museum collection.

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*Julian Bartoszewicz: ''Znakomici mężowie Polscy w XVIII w.'' Vol. 2, Petersburg 1856, pp. 117–198 17th-century Polish nobility 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian politicians 18th-century Polish nobility 1737 deaths Year of birth uncertain Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland) {{Poland-politician-stub