Montford McGehee

Montford McGehee
2nd North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
In office 1880–1887
Appointed by	State Board of Agriculture
Preceded by	Leonidas L. Polk
Succeeded by	John Robinson
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Caswell County, North Carolina
In office 1864–1864
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina
In office 1879–1879
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina
In office 1876–1876
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Person County, North Carolina
In office 1872–1872
Delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention
In office 1865–1866
Personal details
Born	December 4, 1822 Person County, North Carolina
Died	March 31, 1895 Raleigh, North Carolina
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery
Political party	Whig, Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sally Polk Badger
Children	Lucius Polk McGehee
Alma mater	University of North Carolina, B.A., 1841; M.A. 1844 Harvard Law School

Montford McGehee (December 4, 1822 – March 31, 1895) was a North Carolina politician and farmer who served in the North Carolina General Assembly, and as the second North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.

McGehee graduated with his bachelor's degrees from the University of North Carolina in 1841, where in 1844, he also received his Master of Arts degree. From 1841 to 1842 McGehee studied law at Harvard Law School. After he left Harvard, McGehee furthered his legal education by reading for the law under the tutelage of North Carolina Judge W.H. Battle, and was admitted to the North Carolina Bar in 1844.

On September 25, 1854 McGehee married Sally Polk Badger, daughter of U.S. Senator George Edmund Badger, at Christ Church Raleigh, North Carolina.

McGehee had a son Lucius Polk McGehee who was also a lawyer.

McGehee died on March 31, 1895 at age seventy-three years at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina after a long illness.

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