july december representative kentucky served 20th governor kentucky member political service joined know american party governor kentucky elected party political service began kentucky house representatives appointed state attorney general served capacity years later returned chosen speaker house times elected congress served terms congressional tenure joined chosen party candidate governor campaign marred anti immigrant anti catholic rhetoric touched bloody monday riots louisville delegate attempted civil war favored kentucky neutrality south open critic lincoln administration imprisoned september formal charges brought released prison january afterward fled canada europe mexico war returned united_states settled plantation mississippi died december early life born near kentucky july son charles margaret slaughter cousin kentucky twelfth governor father served houses educated area public schools earned bachelor degree graduating honors graduation tutor university earned bachelor laws degree relocated kentucky admitted bar commenced practice worked farmer owned plantations mississippi louisiana married july died july age following death married wife sister september children charles margaret fond music theater dances parties political career elected whig elected following second term legislature moved kentucky believing provided better opportunities legal practice appointed state attorney general served years authored digest statute laws kentucky represented state house chosen speaker house elected thirty serving march march thirty congress whig caucus considered candidate speaker house voting speaker began december caucus chose candidate ballots unable obtain majority rivalries caucus northern states voted free southern voted democrats similarly unable muster majority candidate caucus meeting night december agreed continue voting day elected switch support believed hold votes win votes southern southern democrats intentions known december end day reported received commitments support southern democrats day voting southern shifted support gentry shift cost support northern caucus meeting night december declared election ruin whig party north especially gained support southern democrats fracture caucus withdrew consideration finally elected ballot december governor kentucky following congressional tenure resumed law practice management plantations presidential served term kentucky house early divisions ripped apart national whig party kentucky associated claimed union democratic_party hoped whig organization accordingly know candidate governor judge withdrew race failing health influx nominated replace gubernatorial election prior dissolution party expected nominate party convention april kentucky small population immigrants catholics campaign directed groups state immigrant catholic population resided louisville tensions reached climax anti foreign riot known bloody monday august won election votes votes democrat inaugural address denounced fugitive slave act despite campaign rhetoric proclaimed perfect equality citizens term governor active approved appropriation funding kentucky state fair seen vehicle encouraging improvements agriculture approved formation state geological survey begun governor completed published internal improvements progressed railroad mileage state increased miles miles term kentucky school system expanding rapidly creating shortage qualified teachers state responded need proposing bill state supported teacher education program state superintendent lobbied bill claiming failure educate teachers kentucky result northern teachers state children minds bill passed transition private institution state supported university money raised school taxes previously regarded revenue legislature diverted support teacher education program enrolled seventy students opposition plan developed soon passage citizens felt public school money support higher education governor defended plan legislature convened years later revoked university funding number prisoners housed state increasing prisoners detained facility cells state law required solitary confinement night statute impossible administer space constraints legislature developed plan expand cells state contract warden favorable state allowed warden collect income convict labor early term approved new bank charters later vetoed beginning proposed proposed bank charters died general_assembly later years administration hindered financial panic december reported state expenditures relief poor civil war later life moved louisville formed law partnership nephew february attended peace conference tried resolve differences states chosen delegate ultimately futile attempt civil war refused sign final document produced convention agree statements contained advocate kentucky position neutrality personally sympathetic south outspoken critic lincoln administration condemned secretary state cutting trade south september editor man named arrested taken indianapolis indiana day louisville circuit court judge issued writ corpus september officer arrested told secretary war simon cameron ordered taken shortly grand jury convened failed return charges later transferred complained captors conditions prison specifically difficulty writing letters confined men room measured feet feet petitions release delivered president lincoln lincoln told secretary state arrested released friends lincoln kentucky think later told lincoln arrest beneficial cause kentucky january condition swear oath confederate march discharged parole returned home louisville feared refusal oath allegiance constitution lead arrest june fled canada europe finally mexico following war returned united_states lived plantation mississippi died december buried grounds cemetery kentucky
Charles S. Morehead