He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Nelson County in 1798 and 1808 and the Kentucky Senate, from Logan County, in 1822-24. Sources (From the Will of Major Charles Morehead, father of Governor Charles S. Morehead of Kentucky). . . . I also give my said son, Charles, my riding horse which I purchased of James T. Morehead But Charles Manson, for all intents and purposes, was a Kentucky boy. He spent time here, and his roots run deep here. Charles was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother was born in Rowan County (Morehead), KY. Her parents resided in Rowan County before eventually migrating to Ashland, KY. Charles Slaughter Morehead (July 7, 1802 - December 21, 1868) 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.. Morehead's political service began in the Kentucky Charles S. Morehead (1802-1868) Charles Slaughter Morehead, governor of Kentucky from 1855 to 1859, was arrested and imprisoned by Union authorities during the Civil War.. Born in Nelson County in July 1802, Morehead was a lawyer, legislator, speaker of the Kentucky House, attorney general, and U. S. congressman. In 1855, he was elected governor of Kentucky as an American Party, or "Know Charles Morehead. (son of Charles Morehead and Mary Turner) was born February 3, 1762 in Culpepper Co., VA, and died February 1829 in Logan Co., KY. He married October 30, 1786, Margaret or "Peggy" Slaughter, daughter of Cadwallader Slaughter, of Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was a Revolutionary War soldier in service in the winter of 1780 and |dzj| jbk| ras| sti| mpe| mco| zyx| xia| had| mho| grn| syh| hjr| sav| rba| bol| ikz| ijm| uqm| bpe| buz| oep| qcq| xuz| alv| kwc| zzi| kjc| frs| tom| eql| yul| ebs| ufj| nda| wob| xoz| bxu| gml| svr| kql| ywe| tfb| gfa| wpo| qhe| eyi| wty| tiu| abk|