Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, editor, 1897. Published by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago. Reprinted by Southern Historical Press. p. 119. Kenton County. JAMES T. MOREHEAD, governor and United States senator, was born May 24, 1797, near Shepherdsville, Bullitt county, Kentucky. He attended school at Russellville and completed his education at Transylvania University. He studied law with Judge H. P. Broadnax. In the spring of 1818 he settled at Bowling Green and entered upon the practice of his profession; was elected to the legislature in 1828, and re-elected; was a delegate to the convention at Baltimore, which nominated Henry Clay for the presidency; was elected lieutenant governor of Kentucky in 1832; in February, 1834, on account of the death of Governor John Breathitt, he was inaugurated governor and filled the position to the end of the term; in 1836 he resumed the practice of law, at Frankfort, and in the following year was elected to the legislature; and in the winter of 1839 he was appointed by the legislature, in connection with Hon. John Speed Smith, commissioner to the state of Ohio, to secure the passage of a law protecting the slave property of Kentuckians. He was United States senator from 1841 to 1847, and was prominent in congress as a debater, being a fluent and graceful speaker. In the latter year he entered upon the practice of his profession at Covington, where he died, December, 1854. He was one of the most able lawyers of the state, scholarly in his attainments, careful and painstaking as a writer. He gave much attention to matters pertaining to the early growth of the state, and made many valuable contributions in the nature of biography and adventure of the historic pioneer settlers. He gave considerable time to literary pursuits and by his efforts in that direction did much in giving permanency to the early history of his state. His own name will continue to occupy a place in the hearts of all who love true nobleness of character and appreciate its worth. Morehead Broadnax Smith = Bullitt-KY Logan-KY Fayette-KY Warren-KY Franklin-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/kenton/morehead.jt2.txt