Flournoy, Thomas, 1775-1857
Biography
Thomas Flournoy was born in Prince Edward County, VA. His family then moved to Flournoy's Fort in Kentucky. After his marriage to Sophia Davies, he bought a large plantation in GA. Flournoy was an enslaver. In January 1823 letter to Bolling Hall of Alabama, he asked Hall to assist him in finding a buyer in Alabama for 20-30 enslaved people.
Flournoy fought and killed John Carter Walton in a duel over a court case in which Walton's uncle had presided.
In the War of 1812, he was appointed Brigadier General and was commissioned by President Madison. He succeeded General Wilkinson and planned the defense of New Orleans, LA. However, he resigned in 1814 when General Andrew Jackson succeeded him as commander of the Seventh Military District. Flournoy was appointed a Commissioner to treat with the Creek Indians and remained in this post until the Creek removal in 1836.
He returned to the practice of law in Georgia, from which he retired approximately twenty years prior to his 1857 death. Flournoy and his wife Sophia had eleven children.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Flournoy Litchfield Law School Notebook
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Law notes of Thomas Flournoy while a student at the Litchfield Law School. Flournoy began the volume with a detailed table of contents. Includes a note on the last page written by Flournoy about his career in 1829.