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R. H. MOREHEAD. 



Col. R. H. Morehead, Secretary of the Arkansas 

 State Wheel, was born near Yorkville, Pickens county, 

 Alabama, March 25, 1833. His father was a farmer and 

 local Methodist minister. He grew to manhood on the 

 farm, remaining with his parents until 24 years of age, at 

 which time he married and continued the occupation of 

 farming for himself. In 1861, when the political horizon 

 was darkened and the war clouds gathered over the 

 Nation, he enlisted in the 35th Regiment of Mississippi 

 Volunteers and cast his lot with his native State. Enter- 

 ing the army as a private he rose to the rank of Second 

 Lieutenant. He was distinguished both for his bravery 

 and his devotion to duty. He participated in many hard 

 fought battles and after a continuous service for three and 

 one-half years was captured and paroled near the close of 

 the war. He then returned home and again resumed the 

 occupation of farming. In the summer of 1866 he was 

 elected Circuit and Chancery Clerk of Choctaw county, 

 Mississippi. When the new (Sharkey) Constitution was 

 adopted he was re-elected to the same position. After 

 filling the office for one year of his second term, wishing 

 to again engage in farming, and better his condition, he 

 resigned the office of Clerk and on the 3d of November, 

 1867, he moved" to Prairie county, Arkansas, where he 

 still continues to reside. Here he began farming on the 

 shares and now owns a beautiful farm and is surrounded 

 by a happy family. In 1874 he was appointed Colonel of 

 the 5th Regiment of Arkansas Militia by Gov. Garland. 

 He became a member of No. i, the first Wheel ever 

 organized, and has since been one of the most zealous 

 workers in the State, and one of the most active advo- 

 cates of labor reform. He was elected Secretary of the 

 State Wheel of Arkansas in July, 1885, has been continu- 

 ously re-elected ever since, and now holds the position for 



