William Moore (congressman)

Infobox Congressman
name = William Moore


state = New Jersey
district = 1^st
term_start = March 4, 1867
term_end = March 3, 1871
preceded = John F. Starr
succeeded = John W. Hazelton
birth_date = December 25, 1810
birth_place = Norristown, Pennsylvania
death_date = April 26, 1878
death_place = Mays Landing, New Jersey
nationality = American
party = Republican

William Moore (December 25, 1810, Norristown, Pennsylvania - April 26, 1878, Mays Landing, New Jersey), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1867 to 1871.

Moore was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania on December 25, 1810. He attended private schools for a short time, became engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in ironworks. He moved to New Jersey in 1845 and settled in Weymouth Township, New Jersey. He engaged in the iron business, and also became interested in the building and sailing of vessels and in the development of banks and other financial institutions. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Atlantic County from 1855-1865. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention. He moved to Mays Landing, New Jersey in 1865 and engaged in the shipbuilding business, in banking, and in the iron industry.

Moore was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department in the Forty-first Congress. He was unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870

After leaving Congress, he resumed his former business pursuits. He served in the New Jersey Senate from 1872-1875. He died at Mays Landing on April 26, 1878, and was interred there in Union Cemetery.

External links

*CongBio|M000922
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore9.html#R9M0J78J9X William Moore] from The Political Graveyard
*findagrave|6938137|William Moore

Persondata
NAME=Moore, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=New Jersey politician, United States Representative
DATE OF BIRTH=December 25, 1810
PLACE OF BIRTH=Norristown, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH=April 26, 1878
PLACE OF DEATH=Mays Landing, New Jersey