Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Posadowsky-Wehner, photographed by Nicola Perscheid before 1930
Vice-Chancellor of the German Empire
In office
1 July 1897 – 24 June 1907
ChancellorChlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Bernhard von Bülow
Preceded byKarl Heinrich von Boetticher
Succeeded byTheobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Secretary of State of the Interior
In office
1 July 1897 – 24 June 1907
ChancellorChlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Bernhard von Bülow
Preceded byKarl Heinrich von Boetticher
Succeeded byTheobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Secretary of State of the Treasury
In office
1 September 1893 – 1 July 1897
ChancellorLeo von Caprivi
Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Preceded byHelmuth von Maltzahn
Succeeded byMax von Thielmann
Member of the Weimar National Assembly
In office
6 February 1919 – 21 May 1920
ConstituencyMerseburg
Member of the Reichstag
In office
7 February 1912 – 9 November 1918
ConstituencyMinden 3
Personal details
Born(1845-06-03)3 June 1845
Gross-Glogau, Province of Silesia, Prussia
Died23 October 1932(1932-10-23) (aged 87)
Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia
NationalityGerman
Political partyGerman National People's Party
SpouseElise Moeller
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
University of Heidelberg
University of Breslau
OccupationLawyer

Arthur Adolf, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz (German: Arthur Graf[lower-alpha 1] von Posadowsky-Wehner Freiherr[lower-alpha 2] von Postelwitz, 3 June 1845 – 23 October 1932) was a German conservative statesman. He served as the secretary for the Treasury (1893–1897), secretary of the Interior, vice-chancellor of the German Empire and Prussian minister of State (1897–1907).

Biography

Born to Silesian nobility, the son of a judge, Posadowsky-Wehner studied law in Berlin, Heidelberg and Breslau and earned a doctorate in law in 1867. He subsequently acquired an agricultural property, and entered politics in 1871, when he became a member of the province government in Posen. In 1882 he became a member of the Parliament of Prussia, and was appointed Landeshauptmann of Posen in 1885.

Posadowsky was a crucial figure for the election reform in 1903. He took care of a new voting technique to protect the secrecy of the ballot for the German parliament.

Posadowsky-Wehner was the candidate of the German National People's Party for the Presidency of Germany in 1919, but he lost to Friedrich Ebert.

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:[1]

Publications

  • Über die Altersversorgung der Arbeiter (1883)
  • Geschichte des schlesischen adligen Geschlechtes der Grafen Posadowsky-Wehner, Freiherren von Postelwitz (1891)
  • Luxus und Sparsamkeit (1909)
  • Die Wohnungsfrage als Kulturproblem (1910)
  • Volk und Regierung im neuen Reich (1932)

Notes

  1. ↑ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
  2. ↑ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

References

  1. ↑ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat fur das jahr 1908, p. 58
  2. ↑ "Germany". The Times. No. 36051. London. 29 January 1900. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "The German Emperor´s birthday". The Times. No. 36676. London. 28 January 1902. p. 3.
  4. ↑ "Latest intelligence - the German Tariff Bill". The Times. No. 36951. London. 15 December 1902. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 55, 74, retrieved 14 December 2021
  6. ↑ "Großherzogliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (in German), Karlsruhe, 1892, pp. 146{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (in German), Munich, 1908, p. 10{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "Verdienst-Orden Philipps des Großmütigen", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1907, p. 128 – via hathitrust.org
  9. ↑ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1907 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1907. p. 15.
  10. ↑ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 145 – via hathitrust.org.
  11. ↑ "Königliche Orden", Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg, Stuttgart: Landesamt, 1907, pp. 50, 122
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