CS Con Morehead, John Motley - C.S. Delegate, NC

John Motley Morehead​

Born: July 4, 1796

Birthplace: Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Father: John Morehead 1760 – 1832

(Buried: Morehead Family Cemetery, Happy Home, North Carolina)​

Mother: Obedience "Biddy" Motley 1768 – 1863

(Buried: Morehead Family Cemetery, Happy Home, North Carolina)​

Brother: US Congressman James Turner Morehead 1799 – 1875
(Buried: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina)

Nephew: Colonel James Turner Morehead Jr. 1838 – 1919

(Buried: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina)​

Nephew: Colonel John Henry Morehead 1833 – 1863

(Buried: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina)​

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Wife: Ann Eliza Lindsay 1804 – 1868

(Buried: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina)​

Children:

Letitia Harper Morehead Walker 1823 – 1908​

(Buried: Church of the Epiphany Cemetery, Eden, North Carolina)​

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Mary Corinna Morehead Avery 1825 – 1897​

(Buried: First Presbyterian Church, Morganton, North Carolina)​

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Ann Eliza "Lizzie" Morehead Evans 1828 – 1876​

(Buried: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina)​

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Marie Louise "Mary" Morehead Patterson 1830 – 1862​

(Buried: Salem Cemetery, Winston Salem, North Carolina)​

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John Lindsay Morehead 1833 – 1901​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

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Emma Victoria Morehead Gray 1836 – 1896​

(Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina)​

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Major James Turner Morehead 1840 – 1908​

(Buried: Lawson Cemetery, Eden, North Carolina)​

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Robert Lindsay "Eugene" Morehead 1845 – 1889​

(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, North Carolina)​

Political Party: Whig Party

Education:

1817: Graduated from University of North Carolina​

Occupation before War:

Attorney in Wentworth North Carolina​

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1821: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons​

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1826 – 1827: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons​

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Promoter of Internal Improvements and Transportation​

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1835: Delegate to North Carolina State Constitutional Convention​

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1838: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons​

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1841 – 1845: Governor of North Carolina​

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As Governor he supported state aid to railroad development​

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Supporter of building of highways in North Carolina​

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Supporter of improvement of navigation​

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His efforts for these were stopped in some cases by Democrats​

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Succeeded as Governor establishing a school for the deaf​

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President of North Carolina Central Railroad Company​

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Promoter of Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company​

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Promoter of Western North Carolina Railroad Company​

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1858 – 1859: Member of North Carolina State House of Commons​

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1860 – 1861: North Carolina State Senator​

Civil War Career:

1861–1862: North Carolina Delegate Confederate Provisional Congress​

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Friend of the Davis Administration and Central Government​

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Leader of the approval of an appropriation measure authorizing an extension of Richmond and Danville Railroad​

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1862: Choose not to seek a term to Confederate regular Congress​

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1862 – 1866: Devoted his life to his commercial interests​

Died: August 27, 1866

Place of Death: Rockbridge, Alum Springs, Virginia

Age at time of Death: 70 years old

Burial Place: First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, North Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

His younger brother, James Turner Morehead, was also a politician. He was a Representative ftom North Carolina's 4th District.

 

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He doesn't appear to be too "enthusiastic" in his beliefs about the Confederacy. He represented North Carolina at a conference to avoid the war.