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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.

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   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.

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

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   Thomas Posey was born in Virginia and fought in the American Revolution and the Indian wars. He served as governor of the Indiana Territory from 1813 to 1816 and was a senator and an Indian agent.

5. founders.archives.gov › documents › WashingtonTo George Washington from Thomas Posey, 20 November 1791

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   May 9, 2002 · After Posey resigned his commission in 1794, he served in the legislature of Kentucky and moved to Louisiana. He represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate from 1812 to 1813, when he succeeded William Henry Harrison as governor of the Indiana Territory.

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

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   Jul 24, 1997 · A collection of letters, journals, and documents related to Thomas Posey, a Revolutionary War veteran and Indiana Territory governor. The collection covers his military and political career, his family, and his pension.

7. books.google.com › books › aboutGeneral Thomas Posey : Son of the American Revolution

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   Revolutionary War General Thomas Posey (1750-1818) lived his life through one of the most dramatic periods in American history. An advocate of the Revolutionary cause, Posey's military career...

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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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   What did John Posey do in the Revolutionary War?

   • As one of the few uncaptured Virginia officers, Posey had few duties until exchange of captured soldiers occurred in early 1781, at which time Col. Febiger recruited him to help reconstitute the Virginia Line in a new "18-month" battalion. He became de facto commander of the battalion and served in the siege of Yorktown.

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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 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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   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.