Thomas Posey, an American general, born on the banks of the Potomac, Va., July 9, 1750, died in Shawneetown, 111., March 19, 1818. In 1774 he took part in Lord Dunmore's expedition against the Indians, and participated in the# battle at Point Pleasant, Oct. 10. In 1775 he was a captain in the 7th Virginia regiment, aided in defeating Dunmore at Gwyn's island, and afterward joined Washington's army. In 1777, as a captain in Col. Morgan's rifle corps, he distinguished himself in the actions of Piscatancey, Bemus Heights, and Stillwater. In 1778 he was temporarily in command, and in October led his corps in an expedition against the Indians. In 1779 he took command of the 11th Virginia regiment, and afterward of a battery under Gen. Wayne. He took part in the assault on Stony Point, was present at the surrender of Yorktown, and served in Georgia till the conclusion of peace, when he removed to Spottsylvania co., Va. In 1793 he was appointed brigadier general in Wayne's army for the protection of settlers in the Northwestern territory. He afterward removed to Kentucky, where he was elected to the state senate, of which from Nov. 4,1805, to Nov. 3,1806, he was presiding officer, and acting lieutenant governor of the state. In 1812 he removed to Louisiana and was elected United States senator.

From 1813 to 1816 he was governor of Indiana.