Francis Blackburn Posey (April 28, 1848 – October 31, 1915) was an American lawyer who served for five weeks as a member of the

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from

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in 1889.

Biography

Francis B. Posey was born in

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on April 28, 1848, the son of

John Wesley Posey : ''For entries on other people named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation).'' John Wesley Posey (1801–1884) was a significant figure in the Underground Railroad in Indiana, America. Posey was one of the organizers of the Anti-Slavery ...

and Sarah Blackburn Posey. He attended Asbury College for one year, and earned a law degree at

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in 1869. He married Emma Brown on January 17, 1878, and they had four children, one of whom was

John Adams Posey John Adams Posey (1889–1963) was an attorney and political figure in Indiana. Posey served as Judge of the Perry-Spencer Circuit Court, and as Prosecuting Attorney after serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War I. His family ...

Congress

He served in the

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from January 29, 1889, to March 3, 1889. He was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Alvin P. Hovey, who had been elected Governor of Indiana. Posey was defeated for re-election to the U.S. Congress. He also ran unsuccessfully for other offices, including the Indiana state Senate. Posey was also an elector on the

James Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death six months latertwo months after he was shot by an assassin. A lawyer and Civil War gene ...

ticket in 1880.

Death

Francis B. Posey died at his home in

Rockport, Indiana Rockport is a city in Ohio Township and the county seat of Spencer County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census. Once the largest community in Spencer County, the city has recently been surpassed by the t ...

on October 31, 1915. He was buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery (Petersburg, Indiana).

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* 1848 births 1915 deaths Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni 1880 United States presidential electors 19th-century American politicians Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana {{Indiana-politician-stub