James Turner Morehead (North Carolina politician)

James Turner Morehead (January 11, 1799 – May 5, 1875) was the younger brother of North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead[1] and a Congressional Representative from North Carolina.

James Turner Morehead
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byAugustine H. Shepperd
Succeeded bySion H. Rogers
Personal details
Born(1799-01-11)January 11, 1799
Pittsylvania County, Virginia[citation needed]
DiedMay 5, 1875(1875-05-05) (aged 76)
Greensboro, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Political partyWhig
RelationsJohn Motley Morehead (brother)
James Turner Morehead (nephew)
John Motley Morehead III (son)
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OccupationLawyer

He was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina,[citation needed] on January 11, 1799; he attended the common schools and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1819. A lawyer, Morehead studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, North Carolina, before going into politics. First, he served as commissioner of Greensboro in 1832, 1834, and 1835; then as a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1835, 1836, 1838, 1840, and 1842. He was also a trustee of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, from 1836 to 1868.

In 1850, he was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 - March 4, 1853); after his term was up, he declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.

After retiring from national politics, he resumed the practice of his profession, and also engaged in agricultural pursuits and operated an iron works. Morehead died in Greensboro, N.C., on May 5, 1875. He is interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery there.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - James T. Morehead". www.ourcampaigns.com.
edit
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 4th congressional district

1851–1853
Succeeded by