Paul J. Moore
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Paul John Moore was an American
Democratic Party
politician who represented New Jersey
's 8th congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1927-1929.
Moore was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 5, 1868, where he attended the public and parochial schools and St. Benedict's College. He joined the Newark Fire Department on November 1, 1892, and was promoted through the ranks to chief engineer, serving until his retirement on August 1, 1924, when he engaged as a fire-fighting-equipment salesman.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress, serving in office for a single term, from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress and for election in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress.
Moore served as chairman of the Essex County
Democratic committee in 1928 and 1929. After he left Congress, he again worked as a fire-fighting-equipment salesman in Newark, until 1931, when he moved with his wife Frances to a home at 27 Lancaster Avenue Maplewood, New Jersey
, and retired. He died in Newark on January 10, 1938, and was interred in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
in East Orange, New Jersey
.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician who represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's 8th congressional district
New Jersey's 8th congressional district
New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Bill Pascrell.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all, or portions of 2 counties and 21 municipalities.Essex County:Passaic County:2010...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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from 1927-1929.
Moore was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 5, 1868, where he attended the public and parochial schools and St. Benedict's College. He joined the Newark Fire Department on November 1, 1892, and was promoted through the ranks to chief engineer, serving until his retirement on August 1, 1924, when he engaged as a fire-fighting-equipment salesman.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress, serving in office for a single term, from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress and for election in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress.
Moore served as chairman of the Essex County
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2010 Census, the population was 783,969, ranking it third in the state after Bergen County and Middlesex County; Essex County's population has declined from 786,147 as of the bureau's...
Democratic committee in 1928 and 1929. After he left Congress, he again worked as a fire-fighting-equipment salesman in Newark, until 1931, when he moved with his wife Frances to a home at 27 Lancaster Avenue Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:...
, and retired. He died in Newark on January 10, 1938, and was interred in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. The Garden State Parkway runs through the two halves of the cemetery . This cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.-Notable burials:*Thomas J...
in East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
.