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Morehead, I. T
congressman. He was a representative in congress from North Carolina from 1851 to 1853.
Morehead, John Motley
lawyer, legislator, governor, was born July 4, 1796, in Pennsylvania county, Va. He served in the North Carolina legislature, and early became a whig, being a warm friend of Henry Clay. From 1841 till 1845 he was governor of North Carolina. He died Aug. 28, 1866, in Rockbridge, Va.
Morehouse, S. Thomas
journalist, was born Nov. 13, 1849, in Walton, N. Y.
He received his education in the Walton academy, and soon after entered journalistic work. He is the editor and publisher of the Evening Star of Ridgway, Pa. the first and only daily paper in Elk county. He was the founder and editor of the Reporter of Walton, N. Y.; and is also the editor of the Elk Democrat. 1 A
Moreland, Mary L
educator, evangelist, lecturer, author, was born Dec. 23, 1858, in Westfield, Mass. For many years she taught in the public schools; was ordained in 1889; and is now the pastor of the Union congregational church of Mc- Lean, Ill. She is a successful lecturer, evangelist, and the author of Which:
Right or Wrong; Under His Wings; and other works.
Morell, George
lawyer, jurist, was born March 22, 1786, in Lenox, Mass.
From 1832 till 1836 he was United States judge of Michigan territory, and he was a judge of the Michigan supreme court from 1836 till 1843, and its chief justice from July 18, 1843, until his death. He died March 8, 1845, in Detroit, Mich.
Morell, George Webb
soldier, lawyer, was born Jan. 8, 1815, in Cooperstown, N. Y. He was appointed brigadiergeneral of volunteers in 1861, and was promoted major-general of volunteers. He died Feb. 12, 1883, in Scarborough, N. Y.
Morey, Charles Anson
educator, banker, lawyer, was born Aug. 9, 1851, in Orange county, Vt. He nas been a successful educator, and is now a noted lawyer and banker of Winona, Minn. He has been president of the Normal school of Winona; and president of the Winona Savings bank. served
Morey, Frank
soldier, legislator, congressman, was born July 11, 1840, in Boston, Mass. He entered the army, and principally on staff duty. He settled in Louisiana in 1866, and engaged in cotton planting and in the insurance business. He was a member of the assembly in 1868 and 1869; and was appointed a commissioner to revise the statutes and codes of the state. He was elected to the forty-first, forty-second, forty-third and forty-fourth congresses as a republican.
Morfit, Campbell
chemist, author, was born Nov. 19, 1820, in Herculaneum, Mo. He is the author of Practical Treatise on the Making of Soaps; Pure Fertilizers and Phosphates; Arts of Tanning and Currying; and Use and Manufacture of Perfumery.
Morfit, Clarence
chemist, author, was born May 16, 1828, in Washington, D. C. He filled the office of assistant melter and refiner in the United States assay office in New York city for seven years. Meanwhile he was also associated with his brother in his analytical work in New York city, and was joint author with his brother of the second edition of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manipulations.
Morford, Henry
journalist, author, was born March 10, 1823, in New Monmouth, N. J. He was a journalist of New York city who wrote a number of novels, dramas and poems of ephemeral merit.
The Bells of Shandon is his best known play, and among his novels are, Shoulder Straps; Days of Shoddy; Only a Commoner. Other works are, Rhymes of Twenty Years; Rhymes of an Editor; and Sprees and Splashes. He died May 5, 1881, in New York city.