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American Revolutionary War Northwest Indian War. Thomas Posey (July 9, 1750 – March 19, 1818) was an officer in the American Revolution, a general during peacetime, the third Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and a Louisiana Senator.
Thomas Posey (* 9. Juli 1750 im Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia; † 29. März 1818 in Shawneetown, Illinois-Territorium) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1813 bis 1816 letzter Gouverneur des Indiana-Territoriums. Außerdem vertrat er den Bundesstaat Louisiana im US-Senat .
Thomas Posey was a soldier, politician and adventurer who served as the third governor of the Indiana Territory from 1813 to 1816. He was born in Virginia, fought in the American Revolution and the Indian wars, and was a senator from Louisiana before coming to Indiana.
The Commercial’s Indianapolis correspondent, in commenting on the oil portrait of Governor Posey that had recently been hung in the Indiana statehouse, flatly stated, “none who are acquainted with the evidence . . . doubts the assertion that Posey was the son of George Washington.”.
Revolutionary War general Thomas Posey (1750-1818) lived his life against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic periods in American history. Posey, who played a minor role in the actual War for Independence, went on to participate in the development and foundation of several states in the transappalachian West.
- John Thornton Posey
General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution. Book. John Thornton Posey. 2012. Published by: Michigan State University Press. View. summary. Revolutionary War general Thomas Posey (1750-1818) lived his life against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic periods in American history.
1. Jan. 2012 · General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution. John Thornton Posey. MSU Press, Jan 1, 2012 - History - 325 pages. Revolutionary War general Thomas Posey (1750-1818) lived his life...
