Maurycy Zamoyski was the 15th
Lord of the
Zamość estate and the biggest land owner in pre-World War II Poland. He co-founded and chaired the Agricultural Society in 1903. In 1906, he was elected to the
State Duma of the
Russian Empire as a representative of
Lublin Governorate. During the
First World War he was the vice-chairman of the
Polish National Committee in
Warsaw and later vice-chairman of the
Polish National Committee in
Paris. He campaigned in the
1922 presidential elections as a candidate of the right-wing supported by various political parties, most notably the
National Democrats. He won four rounds of the election only to lose out in the final round to the surprise victor
Gabriel Narutowicz, who was hence elected President of Poland until his death after assuming five days office. From 1919–1924 ambassador in Paris; from 19 January 1924 until 27 July 1924 Minister of Foreign Affairs. ==Personal life==