John Clarke Moore (21 September 1872Parliament of Canada (Parlinfo) website claims birth date of 21 September 1871. – 18 May 1943) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a physician. Moore attended school at

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then studied at

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. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1930 general election. After serving his only term, the

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, Moore was defeated by

Donald Elmer Black Donald Elmer Black (September 21, 1891 – April 15, 1980) was a Quebec-born politician, farmer and merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Châteauguay—Hun ...

of the

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* 1872 births 1943 deaths Physicians from Quebec Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec McGill University alumni {{Conservative18671942-Quebec-MP-stub