David Richard Moore was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada. He represented York County

York County, New Brunswick

York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Galt, Ontario, the son of Scottish

Scotland

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 immigrants, and came to Stanley, New Brunswick

Stanley, New Brunswick

Stanley is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.Straddling the Nashwaak River 30 km north of Fredericton, the village is home to the annual Stanley Fair, the longest continuously running agricultural fair in Canada...

 with his parents. He studied at Harvard Medical College

Harvard Medical School

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 and the University of Vermont

University of Vermont

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. He married Susannah Samson and then married Dora McBean after his first wife died in 1883. Moore was coroner for the county and a surgeon in the militia.