Laban T. Moore
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Laban Theodore Moore was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Wayne County, Virginia
(now West Virginia), near Louisa, Kentucky
, Moore attended Marshall Academy in Virginia and was graduated from Marietta College in Ohio.
He attended Transylvania Law College at Lexington.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1849 and commenced practice in Louisa, Kentucky
.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election 1857 to the State house of representatives.
Moore was elected as an Opposition Party
candidate to the Thirty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
During the Civil War
raised and enlisted the 14th Kentucky Infantry
, of which he was elected colonel November 19, 1861, and resigned January 1, 1862.
He moved to Catlettsburg, where he resumed the practice of law.
He became a Democrat after the war.
He served as member of the State senate in 1881.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890 and 1891.
He died in Catlettsburg, Kentucky
, November 9, 1892.
He was interred in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Kentucky
.
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 Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Wayne County, Virginia
Wayne County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
(now West Virginia), near Louisa, Kentucky
Louisa, Kentucky
Louisa is a city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,018 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. The Levisa Fork River and Tug Fork River join at Louisa to form the Big Sandy River...
, Moore attended Marshall Academy in Virginia and was graduated from Marietta College in Ohio.
He attended Transylvania Law College at Lexington.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in 1849 and commenced practice in Louisa, Kentucky
Louisa, Kentucky
Louisa is a city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,018 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County. The Levisa Fork River and Tug Fork River join at Louisa to form the Big Sandy River...
.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election 1857 to the State house of representatives.
Moore was elected as an Opposition Party
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
candidate to the Thirty-sixth
36th United States Congress
The Thirty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861, during the third and fourth...
Congress (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
raised and enlisted the 14th Kentucky Infantry
14th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 14th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:...
, of which he was elected colonel November 19, 1861, and resigned January 1, 1862.
He moved to Catlettsburg, where he resumed the practice of law.
He became a Democrat after the war.
He served as member of the State senate in 1881.
He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1890 and 1891.
He died in Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States and is the county seat of Boyd County. The city population was 1,960 at the 2000 census. The city's postal ZIP code serves a greater population of 10,029, which is a better reflection of the community's size. Catlettsburg is a part of...
, November 9, 1892.
He was interred in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland, formerly known as Poage Settlement, is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The population was 21,981 at the 2000 census. Ashland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the...
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