John Moore (1788 – June 17, 1867) was an

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and planter from

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. He served in the

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from 1840 to 1843 and again from 1851 to 1853. He was a lifelong member of the United States Whig Party.

Biography

John Moore was born in 1788 in Berkeley County,

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(now part of

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). He moved to Franklin, Louisiana for his education.

Political career

Moore was elected to the

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for St. Mary Parish in 1825. He held that seat until 1834.

Congress

He was first elected to the United States Congress to replace

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and took his seat on December 17, 1840. He was re-elected in the general election and served until March 3, 1843.

Later career and death

Moore moved to

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and married Mary Weeks, widow of the builder of the plantation

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. He was elected to the United States Congress again in 1850, serving a single term in 1851 to 1853; he was the last Whig elected to Congress from Louisiana. In 1861 Moore was a delegate to the Louisiana secession convention. He died in Franklin, Louisiana on June 17, 1867, and was buried on his estate.

References

Moore's Congressional Biography
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