Son of U. S. Congressman John Motley Morehead and Mary Josephine Garret Morehead. Graduate of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. Attended The University of North Carolina in 1911. Received a B.S. degree in 1916. 2nd Lt. U. S. Army Air Corps WWI. Employed at Leaksville Woolen Mills in 1917. In 1929 he became president and chairman of the board and served until the time of his death. He also served as director of the Business Foundation of The University of North Carolina, the Charlotte Federal Reserve Bank, and the Chatham Manufacturing Company.
On June 14, 1919 he married Louise Nickerson of Maryland. They had three daughters. Mary Nickerson Chatham, Jean Motley Larkin, and Louise Lindsay Dickson.
In 1945 his cousin, John Motley Morehead III, established the Morehead Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John Lindsay was put in charge of the foundation. Over the years he took a great interest in the Morehead scholars. The foundation awarded scholarships to young men planning to enroll at Chapel Hill. The foundation was the first merit scholarship program established in the United States at the first public university. Under the direction and guidance of John Lindsay the foundation had many successes.
1949 planetarium
1951 scholarship program began
1957 1st class of scholars graduated
1959 mercury astronauts began training at the planetarium
In 2007 the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation donated $100 million to the Morehead Foundation and it was renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation. Currently, (2016) more than 200 Morehead-Cain scholars study on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.
The University of North Carolina awarded him an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1960.
On June 14, 1919 he married Louise Nickerson of Maryland. They had three daughters. Mary Nickerson Chatham, Jean Motley Larkin, and Louise Lindsay Dickson.
In 1945 his cousin, John Motley Morehead III, established the Morehead Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John Lindsay was put in charge of the foundation. Over the years he took a great interest in the Morehead scholars. The foundation awarded scholarships to young men planning to enroll at Chapel Hill. The foundation was the first merit scholarship program established in the United States at the first public university. Under the direction and guidance of John Lindsay the foundation had many successes.
1949 planetarium
1951 scholarship program began
1957 1st class of scholars graduated
1959 mercury astronauts began training at the planetarium
In 2007 the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation donated $100 million to the Morehead Foundation and it was renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation. Currently, (2016) more than 200 Morehead-Cain scholars study on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.
The University of North Carolina awarded him an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1960.
Son of U. S. Congressman John Motley Morehead and Mary Josephine Garret Morehead. Graduate of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. Attended The University of North Carolina in 1911. Received a B.S. degree in 1916. 2nd Lt. U. S. Army Air Corps WWI. Employed at Leaksville Woolen Mills in 1917. In 1929 he became president and chairman of the board and served until the time of his death. He also served as director of the Business Foundation of The University of North Carolina, the Charlotte Federal Reserve Bank, and the Chatham Manufacturing Company.
On June 14, 1919 he married Louise Nickerson of Maryland. They had three daughters. Mary Nickerson Chatham, Jean Motley Larkin, and Louise Lindsay Dickson.
In 1945 his cousin, John Motley Morehead III, established the Morehead Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John Lindsay was put in charge of the foundation. Over the years he took a great interest in the Morehead scholars. The foundation awarded scholarships to young men planning to enroll at Chapel Hill. The foundation was the first merit scholarship program established in the United States at the first public university. Under the direction and guidance of John Lindsay the foundation had many successes.
1949 planetarium
1951 scholarship program began
1957 1st class of scholars graduated
1959 mercury astronauts began training at the planetarium
In 2007 the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation donated $100 million to the Morehead Foundation and it was renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation. Currently, (2016) more than 200 Morehead-Cain scholars study on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.
The University of North Carolina awarded him an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1960.
On June 14, 1919 he married Louise Nickerson of Maryland. They had three daughters. Mary Nickerson Chatham, Jean Motley Larkin, and Louise Lindsay Dickson.
In 1945 his cousin, John Motley Morehead III, established the Morehead Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. John Lindsay was put in charge of the foundation. Over the years he took a great interest in the Morehead scholars. The foundation awarded scholarships to young men planning to enroll at Chapel Hill. The foundation was the first merit scholarship program established in the United States at the first public university. Under the direction and guidance of John Lindsay the foundation had many successes.
1949 planetarium
1951 scholarship program began
1957 1st class of scholars graduated
1959 mercury astronauts began training at the planetarium
In 2007 the Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation donated $100 million to the Morehead Foundation and it was renamed the Morehead-Cain Foundation. Currently, (2016) more than 200 Morehead-Cain scholars study on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.
The University of North Carolina awarded him an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1960.
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