James T. Morehead (songwriter)
James Morehead may refer to: * James Turner Morehead (North Carolina politician) (1799–1875), Congressional Representative from North Carolina * James T. Morehead Jr. (born 1838), his son, congressman, served in the North Carolina Senate *James Turner Morehead (chemist) (1840–1908), chemist who founded what became Union Carbide * James Turner Morehead (Kentucky politician) (1797–1854), senator and governor of Kentucky *James B. Morehead James Bruce Morehead (August 16, 1916 – March 11, 2012) was an American fighter pilot and flying ace of World War II. He flew combat missions over a three-year span of the war with a total of eight aerial victories. He was awarded two Distinguis ...

James Turner Morehead (North Carolina Politician)
James Turner Morehead (January 11, 1799 – May 5, 1875) was the younger brother of North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead and a Congressional Representative A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ad ... from North Carolina. He was born in Rockingham County, North Carolina, on January 11, 1799; he attended the common schools and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1819. A lawyer, Morehead studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, North Carolina, before going into politics. First, he served as commissioner of Greensboro in 1832, 1834, and 1835; then as a member of the North Carolina Senate in 1835, 1836, 1838, 1840, and 1842. He was also a trustee of his ''alma mater'', the University of North Carolina, ...
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James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ...
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James Turner Morehead (chemist)
James Turner Morehead (August 6, 1840 - April 20, 1908) was an American chemist and entrepreneur. The son of Governor John Motley Morehead, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1861, where he joined Beta Theta Pi. Commissioned a lieutenant in the Confederate army, he was wounded at Bristoe Station, Virginia in 1863; he ended the war as a major. Following the war, he served two terms as a state senator (1870-1874). Upon his father's death, he inherited his properties, and soon became a pioneering chemical manufacturer. He and his son, John Motley Morehead III, would found one of the world's leading chemical companies — Union Carbide, assisted by Thomas Willson, who discovered calcium carbide at one of his furnaces. Willson, through his continuing experimentation with calcium carbide and other chemicals, ultimately contributed to the later war effort during the Spanish–American War. A serial entrepreneur, chemist, engineer, inventor and autho ...
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James Turner Morehead (Kentucky Politician)
James Turner Morehead (May 24, 1797 – December 28, 1854) was a United States Senate, United States Senator and the List of Governors of Kentucky, 12th Governor of Kentucky. He was the first native-born Kentuckian to hold the governorship of the state.Harrison, p. 846 A member of Henry Clay's National Republican Party (United States), National Republican Party, Morehead entered politics just as his party was beginning to challenge the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party's dominance in the state. Morehead was nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, lieutenant governor at his party's nominating convention in Baltimore, Maryland in 1831, and was elected on a split ticket with Democratic governor John Breathitt. He ascended to the governorship upon Breathitt's death in 1834. Saddled with a shortened term, Morehead was not able to formulate a significant legislative agenda, and stuck to the politically safe issue of internal improvements during his term. When hi ...
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