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Thomas Posey
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Image:Thomas Posey Portrait.jpg thumb|px|right|Portrait of Thomas Posey by [[John Bayless Hill.]]
'''Thomas Posey''' (
July 9,
1750-
March 29,
1818) was a military and political figure in the decades following the American Revolution. Born in
Fairax County, Virginia, he was a member of the
Virginia committee of correspondence, and served as an officer during the Revolutionary War. Serving in the U.S. Army after the revolution, he rose to the rank of
brigadier general in 1793. In 1794 he moved to
Kentucky, where he would serve as a state Senator, and later as the lieutenant governor.
He moved to
Louisiana, and served as a U.S. Senator from that state in 1812-1813.
After he was defeated for re-election, he was appointed Governor of
Indiana Territory. When Indiana became a state in 1816, he ran unsuccessfully for Governor. In the last two years of his life, he served as an Indian agent in
Illinois.
Posey was dogged by rumors that he was the illegitimate son of
George Washington. Posey grew up on land adjacent to Mt. Vernon, the Posey and Washington families were close, and Posey benefited from Washington's patronage early in his career. However, the rumors are dismissed by General Posey's biographer, John Thornton Posey. He died in
1818 in
Shawneetown, Illinois.
Posey County, Indiana is named for Thomas Posey.
Further Reading: Posey, John Thornton. General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1992.
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Category:1750 births Posey, Thomas
Category:1818 deaths Posey, Thomas
Category:American politicians Posey, Thomas
Category:United States Senators from Louisiana Posey, Thomas
