Daniel Foulke Moore (July 24, 1841 – January 1, 1919) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the

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, representing

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from 1893 to 1898.

Early life

Daniel Foulke Moore was born on July 24, 1841, in

Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania Upper Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 28,395 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Located from Philadelphia, it consists of the villages of Gulph Mills, King of Prussia, Swedeland, Swedesburg, and port ...

, to Phoebe (née Foulke) and Edwin Moore. His father was a farmer in Montgomery County. Moore grew up on the family farm and attended common schools. In 1856, he attended a private school in West Chester for one term. He also attended Gwynedd Seminary, which was run by his grandfather Joseph Foulke.

Career

In the spring of 1862, Moore became a telegraph operator for

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. He worked for Reading Company at Reading and in

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until 1862. In August 1862, Moore enlisted as a private of Company E of the 128th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He served with them nine months. He then served with the First Brigade, First Division of the

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. With them, he participated in the battles of

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and Chancellorsville. He was honorably discharged in May 1863. After the expiration of his term of service, he re-enlisted with Company D of the 31st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Pennsylvania Emergency Militia), and he remained with them for four months. In November 1863, he returned to work with the Reading Company as a telegraph operator and was stationed in

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. He worked there until his resignation in January 1870. Moore formed a firm with E. L. Caswell called Caswell & Moore, a stove, tin and roofing business. The business was based in Phoenixville and worked with tin, slate and corrugated iron roofs. The firm was originally founded in 1855 and the store was located at 237 Bridge Street. In 1871, Moore was appointed assistant adjutant general of General J. R. Dobson of the

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, commanding the 10th division. He attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. Moore was a

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. He served as burgess in Phoenixville. He served as a member of the

, representing

from 1893 to 1898.

Personal life

In 1867, Moore married Melissa Conard of Upper Merion Township. They had a son, but he died at three months of age. His wife died in 1869. In 1877, Moore married Emily M. Ashenfelter, daughter of Henry Ashenfelter, of Phoenixville. They had one daughter, Martha Washington. Moore died on January 1, 1919, in

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. He was interred at Valley Friends Burial Ground in Wayne.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Daniel Foulke 1841 births 1919 deaths Politicians from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania People of Pennsylvania in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers Pennsylvania National Guard personnel Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century American legislators