The Political Graveyard: Morehead family of North Carolina and Kentucky

Morehead family of North Carolina and Kentucky

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John Motley Morehead (1796-1866) — of Guilford County, N.C. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., July 4, 1796. Son of John Morehead and Obedience (Motley) Morehead; married, September 6, 1821, to Ann Lindsay; cousin of James Turner Morehead; father of Corrina Mary Morehead (who married William Waigstill Avery). 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 (unknown county), Va., August 27, 1866. Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
James Turner Morehead (1797-1854) — also known as James T. Morehead — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born near Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Ky., May 24, 1797. Cousin of John Motley Morehead; first cousin of Charles Slaughter Morehead. 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. Interment at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Charles Slaughter Morehead (1802-1868) — also known as Charles S. Morehead — of Kentucky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., July 7, 1802. First cousin of James Turner Morehead. 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. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1879 at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
William Waigstill Avery (1816-1864) — of Morganton, Burke County, N.C. Born in Burke County, N.C., May 25, 1816. Son of Isaac Avery and Harriet (Erwin) Avery; married 1846 to Corrina Mary Morehead (daughter of John Motley Morehead). Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state legislature, 1842; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1860; delegate to North Carolina secession convention, 1861; Delegate from North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62. Mortally wounded while fighting Union guerillas in Tennessee, and died in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., July 3, 1864. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Burke County, N.C.

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