James Turner Morehead was an American politician who was a United States Senator and the 12th governor of Kentucky. He was the first native-born Kentuckian to hold the governorship of the state. A member of Henry Clay's National Republican Party, Morehead entered politics just as his party was beginning to challenge the Democratic Party's dominance in the state.
- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- Governor of Kentucky, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 24, 1797
- Died