Preceded by John Rutherfoord Name John Gregory Succeeded by James McDowell Profession Lawyer, politician Party Whig Party | Spouse(s) Amanda Wallace Political party Whig Role Political figure | |
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Died April 9, 1884, Richmond, Virginia, United States | ||
Alma mater College of William & Mary | ||
John Munford Gregory (July 8, 1804 – April 9, 1884) was a US political figure and Acting Governor of Virginia from 1842 to 1843.
Biography
Gregory was born in Virginia on July 8, 1804 and was a member of the Virginia state House of Delegates from 1831 to 1840. He served as acting Governor of Virginia from 1842 to 1843 and then as a state court judge in Virginia. Gregory died on April 9, 1884 and was buried at Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. One of Gregory's hired slaves, John Dunjee, escaped and went on to become a prominent Baptist preacher.
His home at Richmond after 1849, the Benjamin Watkins Leigh House, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
References
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