John H. Morehead
American politician (1861–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see John Morehead (disambiguation).
John Henry Morehead (December 3, 1861 – May 31, 1942) was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Nebraska from 1913 to 1917.
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John Henry Morehead | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935 | |
Preceded by | Roy H. Thorpe |
Succeeded by | Henry C. Luckey |
17th Governor of Nebraska | |
In office January 9, 1913 – January 4, 1917 | |
Lieutenant | Samuel R. McKelvie (1913–15) James Pearson (1915–17) |
Preceded by | Chester H. Aldrich |
Succeeded by | Keith Neville |
Acting Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska | |
In office May 2, 1911 – January 9, 1913 | |
Governor | Chester H. Aldrich |
Preceded by | Melville R. Hopewell |
Succeeded by | Samuel R. McKelvie |
26th President pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate | |
In office January 1911 – January 1913 | |
Preceded by | George W. Tibbets |
Succeeded by | James H. Kemp |
Member of the Nebraska State Senate | |
In office 1910–1912 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1861-12-03)December 3, 1861 Columbia, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | May 31, 1942(1942-05-31) (aged 80) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Minnie Weisenreder |
Children | 2 |
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