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John P. Moore (Maryland Politician)
John P. Moore (December 12, 1856 – October 1, 1918) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland Senate from 1900 to 1914. He served as mayor of Snow Hill, Maryland, Snow Hill. Early life John P. Moore was born on December 12, 1856, in Snow Hill, Maryland, to Margaret Gordon (née Toadvine) and John R. P. Moore. He graduated from Snow Hill Academy and Delaware College (later University of Delaware). Career Moore was a member of the mill and lumber business Richardson, Moore & Smith. He later became a partner. Moore was also associated with Smith, Moore & Co. with state senator John Walter Smith. He also served as president of the Snow Hill Electric Light Company, director of the First National Bank of Snow Hill, stockholder of the Snow Hill Coal and Ice Company and a member of the firm R. F. Ayers & Co. He served as director of the Surry Lumber Company of Virginia and as president of the Neuse River Lumber Company of North Carolina. Moore wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worcester County, Maryland
Worcester County is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,460. Its county seat is Snow Hill. It is the only county of Maryland that borders the Atlantic Ocean, and the only county bordering both Delaware and Virginia. The county was named for Mary Arundell, the wife of Sir John Somerset, a son of Henry Somerset, 1st Marquess of Worcester. She was sister to Anne Arundell (Anne Arundel County), wife of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (Cecil County), the first Proprietor and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. Worcester County is included in the Salisbury, MD- DE Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county includes the entire length of the state's ocean and tidewater coast along the Intracoastal Waterway bordering Assawoman Bay, Isle of Wight Bay, Sinepuxent Bay, and Chincoteague Bay between the sand barrier islands of Fenwick Island and Assateague Island bordering the Atlantic Ocean coast. It is h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |