List of United States Political Families (M) - The Moreheads

The Moreheads

• John Motley Morehead (1796–1866), member of the North Carolina House of Commons 1821 1826–1827 1838, Governor of North Carolina 1841–1845, Delegate to the Confederate States Provisional Congress from North Carolina 1861–1862. Cousin of James T. Morehead.
• James T. Morehead (1797–1854), Kentucky State Representative 1828–1831 1837–1838, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky 1832–1834, Governor of Kentucky 1834–1836, U.S. Senator from Kentucky 1841–1847. Cousin of John Motley Morehead.
• Charles S. Morehead (1802–1868), Kentucky State Representative 1828, Attorney General of Kentucky 1832–1838, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1847–1851, Governor of Kentucky 1855–1859. First cousin of James T. Morehead.
  • William Waightstill Avery (1816–1864), member of the North Carolina Legislature 1842, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860, Delegate to the Confederate State Provisional Congress from North Carolina 1861–1862. Son-in-law of John Motley Morehead.