MOREHEAD(SoundexM630)—See alsoBREHER,DREHER,FOREHAND,HEAD,KREHEL,MCCREHEN,MCGEHEARTY,MOOREHEAD,MOOREHOUSE,MORE,MOREHOUSE,MORSEHEAD,STUHIDREHER,TRUEHEART,VOOREHEES,WHITEHEAD.
| |  MOREHEAD:See alsoHarrietMorehead Berry —JohnMorehead Brower —SimonBolivar Buckner —HughMagill Luckey —BenjaminFranklin Mebane —AmosMorehead Stack —RichardCurd Wintersmith | | Morehead, Charles Robert, Jr.(1836-1921) —of El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.Born in Richmond,RayCounty, Mo.,February28, 1836.Banker;mayorof El Paso, Tex., 1903-05.Died in El Paso,El PasoCounty, Tex.,December15, 1921 (age85 years, 290days).Interment atEvergreenAlameda Cemetery, El Paso, Tex. | | Morehead, Charles Slaughter(1802-1868) —also known asCharles S. Morehead — of Kentucky. Born near Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,July 7,1802.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1828;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1832-38;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1847-51;Governor ofKentucky, 1855-59.Slaveowner. Died in Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,December21, 1868 (age66 years, 167days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1879 atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | Morehead, Daniel Brent — Objectivist candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2012(on behalf ofThomasR. Stevens andAldenLink).Still living as of 2012. | | Morehead, Edwin J. — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Democrat. Member ofNebraskaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1940; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Nebraska,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, Gardell Anthony — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Democrat. Candidate formayor ofDallas, Tex., 1985, 1987; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 24th District, 1986.Still living as of 1987. | | Morehead, J. R. — of Pennsylvania. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1868.Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, James K. —AdjutantGeneral of Pennsylvania, 1839.Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, James Turner(1797-1854) —also known asJames T. Morehead — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born near Shepherdsville,BullittCounty, Ky.,May 24,1797.Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1828;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1832-34;Governor ofKentucky, 1834-36;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1841-47.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,December28, 1854 (age57 years, 218days).Interment atFrankfortCemetery, Frankfort, Ky. | | Morehead, James Turner(1799-1875) —of North Carolina. Born in North Carolina,1799.Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1851-53.Slaveowner. Died in1875(ageabout76 years).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Greensboro, N.C. | | Morehead, John — of Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.Liberal. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly 78th District, 1966.Still living as of 1966. | | Morehead, John Henry(1861-1942) —also known asJohn H. Morehead — of Falls City,RichardsonCounty, Neb.Born near Columbia,LucasCounty, Iowa,December3, 1861.Democrat.Merchant;farmer;banker;RichardsonCounty Treasurer, 1896-99; mayor, Falls City, Neb., 1900; memberofNebraskastate senate, 1911;Governor ofNebraska, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1916(alternate),1940;candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1918;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1923-35.Presbyterian.Died in ahospitalat St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,May 31,1942 (age80 years, 179days).Interment atSteeleCemetery, Falls City, Neb. | | Morehead, John L. — of Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, John Motley(1796-1866) —ofGuilfordCounty, N.C.Born inPittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,July 4,1796.Whig.Lawyer;railroadpromoter; member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1821, 1826-27, 1838;Governor ofNorth Carolina, 1841-45;Delegatefrom North Carolina to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62.Died in Alum Springs,GreenbrierCounty, W.Va.,August27, 1866 (age70 years, 54days).Interment atFirstPresbyterian Churchyard, Greensboro, N.C. | | Morehead, John Motley(1866-1923) —also known asJohn M. Morehead — of Spray (now part of Eden),RockinghamCounty, N.C.; Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.Born in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,July 20,1866.Republican.U.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1909-11;NorthCarolina Republican state chair, 1910-16; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from North Carolina, 1916-22; candidate forU.S.Senator from North Carolina, 1918; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from North Carolina,1920.Died in Charlotte,MecklenburgCounty, N.C.,December13, 1923 (age57 years, 146days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Charlotte, N.C. | | Morehead, John Motley(1870-1965) —also known asJohn M. Morehead — of Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Spray (now part of Eden),RockinghamCounty, N.C.,November3, 1870.Republican.Mayor ofRye, N.Y., 1926-30; U.S. Minister toSweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1940.Baptist.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanLegion;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died in1965(ageabout94 years).Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, R. T. — of Brunswick,CharitonCounty, Mo.Democrat.Farmer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Chariton County, 1913-16.Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, Robert — American Solidarity candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,2020(on behalf ofBrianT. Carroll andAmarPatel); American Solidarity candidate for Presidential Electorfor Ohio,2024(on behalf ofPeterSonski andLaurenOnak).Still living as of 2024. | | Morehead, Robert B. — ofPassaicCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1880-81.Burial location unknown. | | Morehead, Samuel — ofHarrisonCounty, Ohio.Delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Harrison County,1850-51.Burial location unknown.
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