Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner | |
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Vice Chancellor of the German Empire | |
In office 1 July 1897 – 24 June 1907 | |
Chancellor | Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Bernhard von Bülow |
Preceded by | Karl Heinrich von Boetticher |
Succeeded by | Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg |
Secretary of State of the Interior | |
In office 1 July 1897 – 24 June 1907 | |
Chancellor | Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Bernhard von Bülow |
Preceded by | Karl Heinrich von Boetticher |
Succeeded by | Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg |
Secretary of State of the Treasury | |
In office 1 July 1897 – 24 June 1907 | |
Chancellor | Leo von Caprivi Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
Preceded by | Helmuth von Maltzahn |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Gross-Glogau, Province of Silesia, Prussia | 3 June 1845
Died | 23 October 1932 Naumburg, Province of Saxony, Prussia | (aged 87)
Nationality | German |
Political party | German National People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Elise Moeller |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Berlin University of Heidelberg University of Breslau |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Arthur Adolf, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz (German: Arthur Graf[a] von Posadowsky-Wehner Freiherr[b] von Postelwitz, 3 June 1845 – 23 October 1932) was a German conservative statesman. He served as Secretary for the Treasury (1893–1897), Secretary of the Interior, Vice Chancellor of Germany 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]
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar
- Knight of the Wilhelm-Orden, with Collar, 27 January 1900 – on the occasion of the Emperor´s birthday[2]
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, with Oak Leaves and Collar, 27 January 1902 – on the occasion of the Emperor´s birthday[3]
- Knight of the Prussian Crown, 1st Class
- Knight of Justice of the Johanniter Order
- Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear
- Austria-Hungary:
- Grand Cross of St. Stephen
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
- Baden: Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion
- Kingdom of Bavaria:
- Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
- Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
- Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of Philip the Magnanimous
- Kingdom of Italy: Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Golden Crown
- Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown
- Russian Empire: Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
- Kingdom of Saxony: Grand Cross of the Albert Order, with Golden Star
- Württemberg:
- Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown
- Grand Cross of the Friedrich Order
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[]
- ^ 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 since 1919, it forms part of family names.
- ^ 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.
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- 1845 births
- 1932 deaths
- People from Głogów
- People from the Province of Silesia
- Silesian nobility
- German Protestants
- German National People's Party politicians
- Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation politicians
- Vice-Chancellors of Germany
- Finance ministers of Germany
- Interior ministers of Germany
- Members of the 13th Reichstag of the German Empire
- Members of the Prussian House of Lords
- Members of the Weimar National Assembly
- Candidates for President of Germany
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus