John Motley Morehead

1796 - 1866  (70 years)

• Name	John Motley Morehead
  Birth	4 Jul 1796	Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	Between 1841 and 1845
  	Served as Governor of North Carolina
  Death	27 Aug 1866
  Person ID	I378	Master
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Squire John Morehead, IV,   b. 9 May 1760, , Halifax, Virginia, USA d. 18 Sep 1832, Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Obedience Motley,   b. 1768, , Amelia, Virginia, USA d. 1863, Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1790	, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Eliza Lindsay
  Marriage	9 Sep 1821
  Children	1. Letitia Harper Morehead,   b. 1823   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lt. Eugene Lindsay Morehead,   b. 16 Sep 1824   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Corrina Morehead,   b. 27 Nov 1825   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ann Eliza Morehead,   b. 8 Feb 1827   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Louise Morehead,   b. 1830   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Colonel John Lindsay Morehead,   b. 1833   d. 10 Nov 1864 (Age 31 years)   7. Emma Victoria Morehead,   b. 1836   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Major James Turner Morehead,   b. 13 Aug 1840   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jul 1796 - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  John Motley Morehead Painted while governor of NC.

  
  

  Documents

  John Motley Morehead Signature from term as governor of NC.

  
  

• Notes

  Governor of North Carolina 1841-1845 Born - July 4, 1796, Pittsylvania County, VA Died - August 27, 1866 Buried in: Greensboro Residence: Guilford County Occupation: Lawyer Party: Whig Moving to Rockingham County, North Carolina, at the age of two, John Motley Morehead later graduated from the University of North Carolina and studied law. He served in the House of Commons for several sessions and was the first governor inaugurated in the new State Capitol. During his term in office, he supported the new public school system, the extension of railroad lines, the improvement of rivers and harbors, and the construction of waterways and turnpikes. Governor Morehead was instrumental in raising private funds for a railroad line to accompany $2 million provided by the legislature. For his efforts, Morehead was elected president of the North Carolina Railroad. In 1861, he represented the state at a conference to avoid war. With the failure of the conference and the secession of North Carolina, Morehead served in the Confederate Congress.