| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Elyashev |
| Name | Mikhail |
| Birth year | 1900 |
| Birth month | 4 |
| Birth day | 24 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | M |
Elyashev (Jeljaschev) Mikhail (Michail) (24 April 1900, Riga) – lawyer, public figure.
Mikhail Elyashev studied in St. Petersburg, Dorpat, Riga and graduated in Heidelberg. Chairman of the All-Latvian Society of Jews who took part in the Latvian War of Independence. Founder and vice president of the Ritex tennis club. He was a member of the board of the Riga Philistines and secretary of the first Latvian legal congress. Secretary of the lawyers' commission for the development of a new Latvian law on fines. Member of the commission of the Society of Jewish Lawyers. Opposed anti-Jewish laws in Germany. For a long time, he was actively involved in the local Russian press.