Montford McGehee

Montford McGehee
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(s)	Sally Polk Badger
Children	Lucius Polk McGehee
Alma mater	University of North Carolina, B.A., 1841; M.A. 1844; Harvard Law School

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]

Education

McGehee 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

Marriage

On September 25, 1854 McGehee married Sally Polk Badger, daughter of U.S. Senator George Edmund Badger, at Christ Church Raleigh, North Carolina.[1]

Children

McGehee had a son Lucius Polk McGehee who was also a lawyer.[2]

Death

McGehee died on March 31, 1895 at age seventy-three years at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina after a long illness.[3][4]

End Notes

Powell, William S. (1991), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O, Durham, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, p. 148
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
Obituary 1 -- Montford McGehee, Special Dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Constitution, April 3, 1895, p. 8CS1 maint: others (link)
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. 6CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Political offices
Preceded by Leonidas L. Polk	2nd North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture 1880–1887	Succeeded by John Robinson

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[DictofNCBib-l-pg148-1] Powell, William S. (1991), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O, Durham, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, p. 148

[HistofLegEdPg446-2] 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

[AtlCOnstPg8April_3_1895-3] Obituary 1 -- Montford McGehee, Special Dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Constitution, April 3, 1895, p. 8CS1 maint: others (link)

[BaltsunPg6April_2_1895-4] 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. 6CS1 maint: others (link)