Albert Pickett Morehouse (July 11, 1835 – September 23, 1891) was the 26th Governor of Missouri from 1887 to 1889.

Biography

Morehouse was born in

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and moved to

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, in 1856. He was admitted to the bar and began practice in

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. At the beginning of the

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, he moved to

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, where he taught school. He joined with the Missouri State Militia in November 1861 consisting of residents of

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. While camped in

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, he met his future wife Mattie McFadden. After the war he formed a law practice with

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. In 1872 he founded the ''Nodaway Democrat'' which would become the ''

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''. He was elected to the

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in 1876 defeating H.M. Jackson by 197 votes. He was to actively pursue legislation to establish a Normal school in Maryville that eventually would result in

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locating in the town. He was elected to the state house again in 1882 and was elected Missouri Lieutenant Governor in 1884. As Lieutenant Governor, Morehouse assumed office on December 28, 1887, upon the death of John S. Marmaduke. He was in office for slightly more than a year when

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was elected to become governor. Morehouse returned to Maryville where he had a real estate business with Nat Sission. Morehouse died on September 23, 1891. After rupturing a blood vessel in his brain from an accident while herding cattle, Morehouse became delirious and didn't know what he was doing. He committed suicide by cutting his own throat with a pocket knife two days after the accident. He is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Maryville. The City of

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, is named for him.

References

''Dictionary of Missouri Biography'' Edited by Lawrence O. Christensen, William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn - 1999 - University of Missouri Press - 1999 - Pages 557-558 (available o
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External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morehouse, Albert P. 1835 births 1891 deaths Democratic Party governors of Missouri Lieutenant governors of Missouri Politicians from Columbus, Ohio 19th-century Missouri politicians People from Maryville, Missouri Suicides by sharp instrument in the United States Suicides in Missouri