Background
Morehead, Charles Slaughter was born on July 17, 1802 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Charles and Margaret (Slaughter) Morehead.
congressman governor of Kentucky
Morehead, Charles Slaughter was born on July 17, 1802 in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Charles and Margaret (Slaughter) Morehead.
Graduate Transylvania University, 1820, Bachelor of Laws.
Member Kentucky Legislature, 1828-1829, 38-45, 53-54, speaker, 1840-1842, 44-45. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Kentucky, 30th-31st congresses, 1847-1851, chairman House Ways and Means Committee which opposed President James Polk’s fiscal policies. Member Washington (District of Columbia) Peace Conference, 1861.