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1796 - 1866 (70 years)
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1. | John Motley Morehead was born on 4 Jul 1796 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Aug 1866. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact 1: Between 1841 and 1845; Served as Governor of North Carolina
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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.
John married Ann Eliza Lindsay on 9 Sep 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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