John Munford Gregory (July 8, 1804 – April 9, 1884) was a US political figure and Acting Governor of Virginia from 1842 to 1843.
John Munford Gregory | |
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| Acting Governor of Virginia | |
| In office March 31, 1842 – January 1, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | John Rutherfoord |
| Succeeded by | James McDowell |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for James City, York, and Williamsburg | |
| In office December 3, 1832 – December 6, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Sheild |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel J. Bowden |
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| Born | July 8, 1804 Charles City County, Virginia |
| Died | April 9, 1884 (aged 79) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Amanda Wallace |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
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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 the enslaved people that Gregory hired, John Dunjee, escaped and became 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.[1][2]