Montford McGehee (December 4, 1822 – March 31, 1895)[1][2] was a North Carolina politician and farmer[3] who served in the North Carolina General Assembly, and as the second North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.[4]

Montford McGehee
2nd North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
In office
1880–1887
Appointed byState Board of Agriculture
Preceded byLeonidas L. Polk
Succeeded byJohn Robinson
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives from Caswell County, North Carolina[1]
In office
1864–1864
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina[1]
In office
1879–1879
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina
In office
1876–1876
Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina[1]
In office
1872–1872
Delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention[1]
In office
1865–1866
Personal details
BornDecember 4, 1822
Person County, North Carolina
DiedMarch 31, 1895
Raleigh, North Carolina
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery
Political partyWhig, Democratic[1]
SpouseSally Polk Badger
ChildrenLucius Polk McGehee
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, B.A., 1841; M.A. 1844
Harvard Law School

Education

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McGehee graduated with his bachelor's degrees from the University of North Carolina in 1841, where in 1844, he also received his Master of Arts degree. From 1841 to 1842 McGehee studied law at Harvard Law School.[1][2] After he left Harvard, McGehee furthered his legal education by reading for the law under the tutelage of North Carolina Judge W.H. Battle, and was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1844.[1]

Family life

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Marriage

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On September 25, 1854, McGehee married Sally Polk Badger, daughter of U.S. Senator George Edmund Badger, at Christ Church Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]

Children

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McGehee had a son Lucius Polk McGehee who was also a lawyer.[2]

Death

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McGehee died on March 31, 1895, at age seventy-three at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, after a long illness.[3][4]

End Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Powell, William S. (1991), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O, Durham, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, p. 148
  2. ^ a b c Sheppard, Steve (1999), The History of Legal Education in the United States: Commentaries And Primary Sources, Volume 1, Pasadena, California: Salem Press, Inc., p. 446
  3. ^ a b Obituary 1 -- Montford McGehee, Special Dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Constitution, April 3, 1895, p. 8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ a b NORTH CAROLINA Death of Hon. Montford McGehee--A Big Mill Enterprise at Weldon, Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Sun, April 2, 1895, p. 6{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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Political offices
Preceded by 2nd North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
1880–1887
Succeeded by