Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski (; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish

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politician who, loyal to

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and viewed as acceptable by both left- and right-wing Polish political factions, served as the second

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of the

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between November 1918 and January 1919. He had previously served as Minister of Communications. Subsequently, from 1925 to 1929, he served as Minister of Public Labour. Moraczewski died on 5 August 1944 when he was hit by

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fired by a Soviet soldier into his house. He was buried at

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* 1870 births 1944 deaths People from Trzemeszno People from the Province of Posen Polish Social Democratic Party of Galicia politicians Polish Socialist Party politicians Prime Ministers of Poland Government ministers of Poland Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1907–1911) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1911–1918) Members of the Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1922–1927) {{Poland-politician-stub