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See also
Harriet
Morehead Berry —
John
Morehead Brower —
Simon
Bolivar Buckner —
Amos
Morehead Stack |
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Morehead, Charles Slaughter
(1802-1868) —
also known as Charles S. Morehead —
of Kentucky.
Born near Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., July 7,
1802.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1828; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1832-38; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1847-51; Governor of
Kentucky, 1855-59.
Died in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., December
21, 1868 (age 66 years, 167
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1879 at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Morehead, Edwin J. —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Democrat. Member of Nebraska
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morehead, J. R. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morehead, James K. —
Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morehead, James Turner
(1797-1854) —
also known as James T. Morehead —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born near Shepherdsville, Bullitt
County, Ky., May 24,
1797.
Member of Kentucky
state senate, 1828; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1832-34; Governor of
Kentucky, 1834-36; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1841-47.
Baptist.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., December
28, 1854 (age 57 years, 218
days).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Morehead, James Turner
(1799-1875) —
of North Carolina.
Born in North Carolina, 1799.
Member of North Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1851-53.
Died in 1875
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Morehead, John —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Candidate for New York
state assembly 78th District, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Morehead, John Henry
(1861-1942) —
also known as John H. Morehead —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born near Columbia, Lucas
County, Iowa, December
3, 1861.
Son of Andrew Morehead and Frances (Cooper) Morehead.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
banker;
Richardson
County Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; member
of Nebraska
state senate, 1911; Governor of
Nebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Nebraska, 1916
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1918; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.
Presbyterian.
Died in a hospital
at St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., May 31,
1942 (age 80 years, 179
days).
Interment at Steele
Cemetery, Falls City, Neb.
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Morehead, John L. —
of Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Morehead, John Motley
(1796-1866) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., July 4,
1796.
Son of John Morehead and Obedience (Motley) Morehead.
Whig. Lawyer; railroad
promoter; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838; Governor of
North Carolina, 1841-45; Delegate
from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62.
Died in Alum Springs, Greenbrier
County, W.Va., August
27, 1866 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
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Morehead, John Motley
(1866-1923) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Spray, Rockingham
County, N.C.
Born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 20,
1866.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1909-11; North Carolina
Republican state chair, 1910-16; member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1916-22; candidate for U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1918.
Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., December
13, 1923 (age 57 years, 146
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
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Morehead, John Motley
(1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray, Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Son of James Turner Morehead and Elizabeth (Connally) Morehead.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1925-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morehead, Robert B. —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1880-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morehead, Samuel —
of Harrison
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Harrison County,
1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
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