Eliakim H. Moore
Encyclopedia
Eliakim Hastings Moore (June 19, 1812 - April 4, 1900) was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born to David & Dolly (Hastings) Moore in Boylston, Massachusetts
, and moved with his parents to Marietta and thence to Athens County, Ohio
, in 1817.
He attended the common schools.
He educated himself at night as a civil engineer.
County surveyor 1836-1846.
Auditor for Athens County 1846-1860.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the Marietta-Athens district of Ohio 1862-1866.
Organized the First National Bank of Athens in 1863 and was connected therewith as president and director until about 1895.
Moore was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-first
Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He engaged in railroad enterprises in Athens, Ohio
.
Trustee of Ohio University
at Athens.
He died in Athens April 4, 1900.
He was interred in West Union Street Cemetery.
The mathematician E. H. Moore
was his grandson.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born to David & Dolly (Hastings) Moore in Boylston, Massachusetts
Boylston, Massachusetts
Boylston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,355 at the 2010 census.-History:Boylston was first settled by Europeans around 1706 in the north part of the present-day town, most notably by the Sawyer family...
, and moved with his parents to Marietta and thence to Athens County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...
, in 1817.
He attended the common schools.
He educated himself at night as a civil engineer.
County surveyor 1836-1846.
Auditor for Athens County 1846-1860.
He served as collector of internal revenue for the Marietta-Athens district of Ohio 1862-1866.
Organized the First National Bank of Athens in 1863 and was connected therewith as president and director until about 1895.
Moore was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-first
41st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Senate :* President : Schuyler Colfax* President pro tempore: Henry B. Anthony - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James G. Blaine -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress (March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1870.
He engaged in railroad enterprises in Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
.
Trustee of Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
at Athens.
He died in Athens April 4, 1900.
He was interred in West Union Street Cemetery.
The mathematician E. H. Moore
E. H. Moore
Eliakim Hastings Moore was an American mathematician.-Life:Moore, the son of a Methodist minister and grandson of US Congressman Eliakim H. Moore, discovered mathematics through a summer job at the Cincinnati Observatory while in high school. He learned mathematics at Yale University, where he was...
was his grandson.