Charles S. Morehead
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 155 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 7,1802 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Nelson County |
| Kentucky | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | December 21,1868 |
| Died | Greenville |
| Mississippi | |
| United States | |
| Relations | James Turner Morehead |
| Previous offices | Governor of Kentucky (1855–1859), Attorney General of Kentucky (1832–1838) |
| Place of burial | Frankfort State Hospital and School Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky, United States |
| Education | Transylvania University |
| Party | Whig Party |
| Children | Amanda Morehead |
| Parents | Margaret Slaughter |
| Charles Morehead | |
| Grandparents | Margaret Ransdell |
| Mary Turner | |
| Charles Morehead | |
| Cadwalladar Slaughter | |
| Grandchildren | Amy Morehead Walker |
| Marguerite Walker | |
| Previous position | Governor of Kentucky (1855–1859) |
| Great grandchild | Oliver Malcolm Wallop |
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| ID | 727103 |
Charles S. Morehead Life story
Charles Slaughter Morehead was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and served as the 20th Governor of Kentucky. Though a member of the Whig Party for most of his political service, he joined the Know Nothing, or American, Party in 1855, and was the only governor of Kentucky ever elected from that party.
