Montford McGehee (December 4, 1822 – March 31, 1895)[1][2] was a North Carolina politician and farmer[3] who served in the North Carolina General Assembly, and as the second North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.[4]
Montford McGehee | |
|---|---|
| 2nd North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture | |
| In office 1880–1887 | |
| Appointed by | State Board of Agriculture |
| Preceded by | Leonidas L. Polk |
| Succeeded by | John Robinson |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Caswell County, North Carolina[1] | |
| In office 1864–1864 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina[1] | |
| In office 1879–1879 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina | |
| In office 1876–1876 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina[1] | |
| In office 1872–1872 | |
| Delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention[1] | |
| In office 1865–1866 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 4, 1822 Person County, North Carolina |
| Died | March 31, 1895 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig, Democratic[1] |
| Spouse | Sally Polk Badger |
| Children | Lucius Polk McGehee |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, B.A., 1841; M.A. 1844 Harvard Law School |
Education
editMcGehee graduated with his bachelor's degrees from the University of North Carolina in 1841, where in 1844, he also received his Master of Arts degree. From 1841 to 1842 McGehee studied law at Harvard Law School.[1][2] After he left Harvard, McGehee furthered his legal education by reading for the law under the tutelage of North Carolina Judge W.H. Battle, and was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1844.[1]
Family life
editMarriage
editOn September 25, 1854, McGehee married Sally Polk Badger, daughter of U.S. Senator George Edmund Badger, at Christ Church Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]
Children
editMcGehee had a son Lucius Polk McGehee who was also a lawyer.[2]
Death
editMcGehee died on March 31, 1895, at age seventy-three at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, after a long illness.[3][4]
End Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Powell, William S. (1991), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O, Durham, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, p. 148
- ^ a b c Sheppard, Steve (1999), The History of Legal Education in the United States: Commentaries And Primary Sources, Volume 1, Pasadena, California: Salem Press, Inc., p. 446
- ^ a b Obituary 1 -- Montford McGehee, Special Dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Constitution, April 3, 1895, p. 8
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b NORTH CAROLINA Death of Hon. Montford McGehee--A Big Mill Enterprise at Weldon, Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Sun, April 2, 1895, p. 6
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