 | General Thomas Posey: Son of the American Revolution Subjects: Posey Thomas 1750-1818; Generals -- United States -- Biography; United States. Continental Army -- Biography; United States -- History -- Revolution 1775-1783 -- Campaigns; Northwest Old -- History -- 1775-1865; Southwest Old -- History; 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. His experiences on the late 18th- and early 19th-century American frontier were varied and in a certain sense extraordinary; he served as Indian agent in Illinois Territory; as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, as U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and as Governor of Indiana during its transition from territorial status to statehood. John Thornton Posey, a retired attorney, is a descndent of General Thomas Posey. |
