Samuel M. Moore
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Samuel McDowell Moore was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
, son of Andrew Moore.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Moore attended the public schools and Washington College (now Washington and Lee University
), Lexington, Virginia
, where he settled after leaving college.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1825-1833.
He served as member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829.
Moore was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth
Congress.
He was again a member of the house of delegates in 1836 and 1837.
He served in the State senate 1845-1847.
He served as delegate to the secession convention in 1861.
During the Civil War
served in the Confederate States Army
.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in Lexington, Virginia
, on September 17, 1875.
He was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
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 Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, son of Andrew Moore.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Moore attended the public schools and Washington College (now Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
), Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...
, where he settled after leaving college.
He served as member of the State house of delegates 1825-1833.
He served as member of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829.
Moore was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third
23rd United States Congress
-House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...
Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth
24th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...
Congress.
He was again a member of the house of delegates in 1836 and 1837.
He served in the State senate 1845-1847.
He served as delegate to the secession convention in 1861.
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...
served in the Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...
, on September 17, 1875.
He was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
External links
- Samuel McDowell Moore at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...