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

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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

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ticket in 1880.

Death

Francis B. Posey died at his home in

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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 Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Indiana-politician-stub