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   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.

   • Years of service: 1775 – 1783 (Continental Army), 1793 – 1794 (US Army)
   • Succeeded by: Gabriel Slaughter

   • Political party: Democratic-Republican

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   Thomas Posey. Territorial Governor of Indiana. March 3, 1813-November 7, 1816. THOMAS POSEY was born in Virginia and educated in the country schools. An adventurer and a soldier, he began his military career at age nineteen fighting with a Virginia company against the Indians.

4. www.in.gov › history › about-indiana-history-andIndiana Territorial Governor Thomas Posey (1750 - 1818)

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   Indiana Territorial Governor Thomas Posey (1750 - 1818) THOMAS POSEY was born in Virginia and educated in the country schools. An adventurer and a soldier, he began his military career at age nineteen fighting with a Virginia company against the Indians.

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   Who is Thomas Posey?

   • General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-87013-316-0. External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Posey. "Thomas Posey Collection, 1776–1839, Collection Guide"(PDF). Indiana Historical Society. July 24, 1997. Retrieved October 31,2012.

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   Where did Thomas Posey grow up?

   • Posey grew up on land adjacent to Washington's Mount Vernonhome, in the home of John Posey. John was a close friend of George Washington, and Thomas benefited from Washington's patronage early in his life. The rumors were dismissed by Posey's biographer, John Thornton Posey.

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   Who was John Posey & what did he do?

   • As part of the provisional 1st Regiment under Col. Christian Febiger, he led his battalion in a bayonet night assault to storm Stony Point, a key British position on the Hudson Rivernear West Point. Posey was one of the first to enter the British works and seized the colors of the 17th Regiment of Foot.

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   Who did John Posey marry?

   • Posey married Mary Alexander Thornton, the wealthy widow of George Thornton, in 1784. Posey had nine children by her. He remained married to her until his death. The family lived on her Fredericksburg, Virginia, plantation, where Posey farmed for nearly eighteen years.

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6. indianahistory.org › wp-content › uploadsTHOMAS POSEY COLLECTION, 1776-1839 - Indiana Historical Society

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   Jul 24, 1997 · General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Library, p. 152. Information in Collection. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection includes letters written by Posey regarding his service in the American Revolution as well as with the

7. indianapublicmedia.org › momentofindianahistoryHoosier Daddy…Thomas Posey and George Washington

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   Aug 1, 2011 · Indiana Territorial Governor Thomas Posey never claimed to be the son of George Washington. It was only after Posey’s death that such claims first surfaced. During his lifetime, Indiana ...

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   Jan 1, 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...

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   Thomas Posey. Territorial Governor of Indiana. March 3, 1813-November 7, 1816. THOMAS POSEY was born in Virginia and educated in the country schools. An adventurer and a soldier, he began his military career at age nineteen fighting with a Virginia company against the Indians.