Thomas Posey

Thomas Posey
Portrait of Posey by John Bayless Hill
State Senator of Kentucky Speaker 1805–1806
In office 1804–1806
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
In office January 1806 – December 1808
Governor	Christopher Greenup
Preceded by	John Caldwell
Succeeded by	Gabriel Slaughter
United States Senator from Louisiana
In office October 8, 1812 – February 4, 1813
Appointed by	William C. C. Claiborne
Preceded by	Jean N. Destréhan
Succeeded by	James Brown
2nd Governor of Indiana Territory
In office March 3, 1813 – November 7, 1816
Preceded by	John Gibson as Acting Territorial Governor
Succeeded by	Jonathan Jennings[1] as Governor
Personal details
Born	(1750-07-09)July 9, 1750 Fairfax County, Virginia
Died	March 19, 1818(1818-03-19) (aged 67) Shawneetown, Illinois
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouses	Martha Mathews 1772 – 1778 Mary Alexander Thornton 1784 – 1818
Parent	George Washington (possibly)
Profession	Politician, Soldier
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Military service
Branch/service	Continental Army United States Army
Years of service	1775 – 1783 (Continental Army) 1793 – 1794 (US Army)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (Continental Army) Brigadier General (USA)
Battles/wars	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.