Adrian Posey

Adrian Posey (1857–1922) was an American politician from Maryland.

Adrian Posey was one of five children born to Washington Adrian Posey.[1][2] A Republican, Posey served one term on the Maryland House of Delegates (1888–1890) and two terms as a member of the Maryland Senate (1890–1894).[1][3] In 1892, he was nominated to contest the post of senate president, losing to Edward Lloyd.[4] Posey owned the Maryland Independent from 1892 to his death.[3] Posey was Charles County attorney (1896–1900) after stepping down from the state legislature. Posey continued his legal practice upon ending his tenure as county attorney.[5][6] He and his wife Mamie Howard Posey lived in an estate called Elmwood in the 1900s.[7] Later that decade, Posey became one of the first residents of Charles County to own a car.[8]

Posey died of heart disease, aged 65, in July 1922 while at home in La Plata, Maryland.[3][9]

References
  1. Walthall, Charles Jenkins (October 1995). "Burlean Hall: Summary of Research" (PDF). The Record of the Historical Society of Charles County. 69: 1–4.
  2. McKinsey, Folger (1910). History of Frederick County, Maryland. L. R. Titsworth & Company. pp. 1472–1473.
  3. "Other Obituary Notes". Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents, and Allied Interests. 8 July 1922.
  4. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. Maryland Senate. 1892. p. 5.
  5. Law of the State of Maryland. Maryland General Assembly. 1902. p. 551.
  6. Maryland Reports. 99. Maryland Court of Appeals. 1905. p. 245.
  7. Eck, Christopher R. (2016). Southern Maryland's Historic Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 9781467117227.
  8. Charles County, Maryland: A History. Heritage Books. 2013. p. 45. ISBN 9780788416101.
  9. "Adrian Posey dies, was GOP leader". Baltimore Sun. July 4, 1922.
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