350:
1105:
38:
560:
274:
Voters elected
Morehead governor in 1840, and he became the first governor inaugurated in the new State Capitol. During his two gubernatorial terms, Morehead supported the new public school system, extending railroad lines, river and harbor improvements and constructing canals and turnpikes, but the
270:
voters twice elected
Morehead to represent them in the North Carolina House of Commons. In 1835, Morehead was chosen to be a delegate to the state Constitutional Convention, where he advocated representation based on population (which benefitted western North Carolina because of its relatively few
1322:
320:
Morehead returned to the North
Carolina house in 1858. In 1861, he represented North Carolina at a conference to avoid war. With the failure of the conference and the secession of North Carolina, Morehead served in the Confederate Congress.
364:(United States Ambassador to Sweden 1930–33), bequeathed to the University of North Carolina $ 130 million, commissioned the university's planetarium, and funded the John Motley Morehead Foundation. His granddaughter
1362:
1347:
1342:
1352:
693:
275:
Democrats in the state legislature passed few of those measures. During his final year, Morehead supported creation of a school for the deaf, which would be named in his honor.
542:
159:
1367:
170:
1377:
1186:
239:
1327:
809:
799:
686:
330:
138:
779:
734:
334:
500:
839:
764:
706:
243:
1332:
679:
301:
Morehead helped raise private funds for a railroad line to accompany $ 2 million finally authorized by the legislature, which became the
1291:
702:
518:
641:
259:
228:
655:
267:
263:
93:
1372:
784:
564:
20:
1337:
380:
306:
279:
224:
121:
354:
338:
804:
623:
591:
587:
314:
283:
235:
204:
149:
50:
254:
Morehead read law under
Archibald Murphey and was admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1819. He practiced law in
914:
854:
255:
1357:
1266:
869:
794:
769:
633:
601:
522:
476:
401:
373:
361:
310:
85:
1246:
969:
313:, however, endured significant criticism during the intervening years. Morehead also built a cotton mill in
302:
291:
979:
964:
829:
1236:
1176:
1141:
1121:
1019:
1009:
989:
974:
924:
759:
671:
1317:
1312:
1216:
1126:
929:
919:
909:
859:
616:
580:
365:
73:
1231:
1221:
1201:
1196:
1156:
1146:
999:
994:
954:
944:
1211:
1181:
1171:
1166:
1034:
1004:
949:
1206:
1161:
1151:
1136:
899:
894:
879:
834:
789:
774:
455:
1281:
1271:
1261:
1226:
1131:
1059:
1039:
939:
754:
739:
349:
294:. There, Morehead entertained numerous politicians and personalities of the day, including
203:(July 4, 1796 – August 27, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician who became the 29th
1241:
1069:
1054:
1024:
844:
749:
744:
724:
436:
1256:
884:
849:
824:
819:
710:
212:
1306:
1191:
1044:
1029:
1014:
934:
904:
874:
305:. In 1854, Morehead became the first president and the railroad's terminus was named
287:
227:, Morehead was the son of Obedience (Motley) and John Morehead. His parents moved to
37:
1049:
889:
295:
1089:
1079:
984:
814:
369:
368:
was decorated by the governments of France and Serbia for her relief work after
1286:
1276:
1094:
1084:
959:
729:
208:
177:
1323:
Deputies and delegates to the
Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
656:
Representative to the
Provisional Confederate Congress from North Carolina
559:
215:(1841 to 1845). He became known as "the Father of Modern North Carolina."
1251:
1074:
1064:
278:
After his term as governor ended in 1845, Morehead returned to his home,
372:; she later served two terms in the North Carolina state legislature.
501:"A photograph of Lily Morehead Mebane in her relief worker uniform"
348:
675:
317:, and served on the Board of Trustees of UNC, his alma mater.
234:
After a private education including private tutors around
477:"Jim-Turner-Silver-Spring - User Trees - Genealogy.com"
1363:
Members of the North
Carolina House of Representatives
309:
in his honor in 1860. His successor at the railroad,
376:, a state school for the blind, is named after him.
1112:
717:
186:
176:
166:
155:
145:
128:
108:
103:
91:
79:
67:
48:
28:
1348:People of North Carolina in the American Civil War
1343:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
1353:Whig Party state governors of the United States
687:
8:
642:Confederate States House of Representatives
240:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
182:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
694:
680:
672:
569:
383:, a major city in Eastern North Carolina.
63:January 1, 1841 – January 1, 1845
36:
25:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
262:voters first elected him to serve in the
19:For other people with the same name, see
392:
1368:People from Greensboro, North Carolina
335:Old First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
244:Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies
7:
1378:19th-century American businesspeople
242:. There he became a member of the
14:
1328:19th-century American politicians
543:"History | Morehead City NC"
229:Rockingham County, North Carolina
1103:
558:
435:Kearney, H. Thomas Jr. (1991).
353:Marble bust of Morehead at the
264:North Carolina House of Commons
94:North Carolina General Assembly
16:American politician (1796–1866)
21:John Morehead (disambiguation)
1:
333:in 1866. He is buried in the
307:Morehead City, North Carolina
225:Pittsylvania County, Virginia
122:Pittsylvania County, Virginia
355:North Carolina State Capitol
339:Greensboro Historical Museum
331:Rockbridge Springs, Virginia
139:Rockbridge Springs, Virginia
1333:Governors of North Carolina
1394:
624:Governor of North Carolina
592:Governor of North Carolina
456:"Charles Frederick Fisher"
284:Greensboro, North Carolina
51:Governor of North Carolina
18:
1101:
662:
653:
647:
640:
630:
621:
613:
608:
598:
585:
577:
572:
256:Wentworth, North Carolina
246:, and graduated in 1817.
194:
99:
56:
44:
35:
634:William Alexander Graham
602:William Alexander Graham
573:Party political offices
523:Governor Morehead School
505:Images of North Carolina
406:NorthCarolinaHistory.org
374:Governor Morehead School
362:John Motley Morehead III
311:Charles Frederick Fisher
238:, Morehead attended the
86:William Alexander Graham
303:North Carolina Railroad
292:Alexander Jackson Davis
231:when Morehead was two.
437:"John Motley Morehead"
402:"John Motley Morehead"
379:He is the namesake of
357:
1373:American slave owners
567:at Wikimedia Commons
352:
266:. Beginning in 1826,
219:Early and family life
160:James Turner Morehead
1338:North Carolina Whigs
707:lieutenant governors
617:Edward Bishop Dudley
581:Edward Bishop Dudley
565:John Motley Morehead
454:Grant, D.F. (1986).
366:Lily Morehead Mebane
201:John Motley Morehead
74:Edward Bishop Dudley
30:John Motley Morehead
609:Political offices
358:
271:enslaved people).
1300:
1299:
670:
669:
663:Succeeded by
631:Succeeded by
599:Succeeded by
563:Media related to
481:www.genealogy.com
400:Slappey, Kellie.
329:Morehead died at
260:Rockingham County
198:
197:
1385:
1107:
1106:
696:
689:
682:
673:
648:Preceded by
628:1841–1845
614:Preceded by
578:Preceded by
570:
562:
547:
546:
539:
533:
532:
530:
529:
515:
509:
508:
497:
491:
490:
488:
487:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
451:
445:
444:
432:
417:
416:
414:
412:
397:
135:
118:
116:
104:Personal details
82:
70:
61:
40:
26:
1393:
1392:
1388:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1382:
1358:Morehead family
1303:
1302:
1301:
1296:
1114:
1108:
1104:
1099:
713:
700:
666:
659:
651:
636:
627:
619:
604:
595:
583:
556:
551:
550:
541:
540:
536:
527:
525:
517:
516:
512:
499:
498:
494:
485:
483:
475:
474:
470:
460:
458:
453:
452:
448:
434:
433:
420:
410:
408:
399:
398:
394:
389:
347:
341:in Greensboro.
337:located at the
327:
268:Guilford County
252:
221:
146:Political party
137:
133:
132:August 27, 1866
120:
114:
112:
80:
68:
62:
57:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1391:
1389:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1305:
1304:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1118:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
721:
719:
715:
714:
711:North Carolina
701:
699:
698:
691:
684:
676:
668:
667:
664:
661:
652:
649:
645:
644:
638:
637:
632:
629:
620:
615:
611:
610:
606:
605:
600:
597:
584:
579:
575:
574:
555:
554:External links
552:
549:
548:
534:
510:
492:
468:
446:
418:
391:
390:
388:
385:
360:His grandson,
346:
343:
326:
323:
286:, designed by
251:
248:
220:
217:
213:North Carolina
196:
195:
192:
191:
188:
184:
183:
180:
174:
173:
168:
164:
163:
157:
153:
152:
147:
143:
142:
136:(aged 70)
130:
126:
125:
110:
106:
105:
101:
100:
97:
96:
92:Member of the
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
71:
65:
64:
54:
53:
46:
45:
42:
41:
33:
32:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1390:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1182:O. M. Gardner
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1111:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1005:O. M. Gardner
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
881:
878:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
722:
720:
716:
712:
708:
704:
697:
692:
690:
685:
683:
678:
677:
674:
658:
657:
646:
643:
639:
635:
626:
625:
618:
612:
607:
603:
594:
593:
589:
582:
576:
571:
568:
566:
561:
553:
544:
538:
535:
524:
520:
514:
511:
506:
502:
496:
493:
482:
478:
472:
469:
461:September 30,
457:
450:
447:
442:
438:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
419:
411:September 30,
407:
403:
396:
393:
386:
384:
382:
381:Morehead City
377:
375:
371:
367:
363:
356:
351:
344:
342:
340:
336:
332:
324:
322:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
293:
289:
288:New York City
285:
281:
276:
272:
269:
265:
261:
257:
249:
247:
245:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
218:
216:
214:
210:
206:
202:
193:
189:
185:
181:
179:
175:
172:
169:
165:
161:
158:
154:
151:
148:
144:
140:
131:
127:
123:
111:
107:
102:
98:
95:
90:
87:
84:
78:
75:
72:
66:
60:
55:
52:
47:
43:
39:
34:
27:
22:
1070:J. G. Martin
864:
654:
622:
590:nominee for
586:
557:
537:
526:. Retrieved
513:
504:
495:
484:. Retrieved
480:
471:
459:. Retrieved
449:
440:
409:. Retrieved
405:
395:
378:
359:
328:
319:
300:
296:Dorothea Dix
277:
273:
253:
233:
222:
200:
199:
134:(1866-08-27)
119:July 4, 1796
81:Succeeded by
58:
1318:1866 deaths
1313:1796 births
1242:R. W. Scott
1177:Daughtridge
1055:R. W. Scott
1030:W. K. Scott
855:Spaight Jr.
760:Spaight Sr.
596:1840, 1842
519:"About GMS"
370:World War I
258:. In 1821,
69:Preceded by
1307:Categories
1267:J. Gardner
1247:Taylor Jr.
1222:Taylor Sr.
1217:Ballentine
1113:Lieutenant
1060:Holshouser
1010:Ehringhaus
528:2021-06-26
486:2021-05-08
387:References
315:Leaksville
290:architect
236:Greensboro
209:U.S. state
187:Occupation
178:Alma mater
115:1796-07-04
1232:Barnhardt
1115:governors
1020:Broughton
785:Alexander
755:A. Martin
740:A. Martin
718:Governors
703:Governors
280:Blandwood
162:(brother)
156:Relations
59:In office
49:29th
1292:Robinson
1237:Philpott
1197:Fountain
1157:Reynolds
1152:Doughton
1137:Robinson
1122:Caldwell
995:Morrison
925:Caldwell
865:Morehead
820:Franklin
790:Williams
775:Williams
750:Johnston
223:Born in
205:governor
167:Children
1172:Newland
1167:Winston
1142:Stedman
1127:Brogden
1090:McCrory
1045:Sanford
1035:Umstead
990:Bickett
980:Kitchin
965:Russell
930:Brogden
885:Winslow
835:Iredell
805:Hawkins
745:Caswell
725:Caswell
507:. 1921.
441:NCPedia
207:of the
1287:Forest
1282:Dalton
1277:Perdue
1272:Wicker
1262:Jordan
1227:Hodges
1212:Harris
1207:Horton
1202:Graham
1187:Cooper
1162:Turner
1132:Jarvis
1095:Cooper
1085:Perdue
1080:Easley
1040:Hodges
1025:Cherry
1000:McLean
970:Aycock
945:Scales
940:Jarvis
920:Holden
910:Holden
870:Graham
860:Dudley
845:Stokes
830:Burton
825:Holmes
815:Branch
810:Miller
780:Turner
345:Legacy
250:Career
190:Lawyer
1257:Green
1050:Moore
985:Craig
975:Glenn
950:Fowle
935:Vance
915:Worth
905:Vance
900:Clark
895:Ellis
890:Bragg
875:Manly
850:Swain
800:Smith
795:Stone
770:Davie
735:Burke
660:1861
325:Death
282:, in
171:James
1252:Hunt
1192:Long
1147:Holt
1075:Hunt
1065:Hunt
1015:Hoey
960:Carr
955:Holt
880:Reid
840:Owen
765:Ashe
730:Nash
705:and
665:none
650:none
588:Whig
463:2019
413:2019
150:Whig
141:, US
129:Died
124:, US
109:Born
709:of
211:of
1309::
521:.
503:.
479:.
439:.
421:^
404:.
298:.
695:e
688:t
681:v
545:.
531:.
489:.
465:.
443:.
415:.
117:)
113:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
