Sir John Voce Moore (5 February 1826 – 11 February 1904) was an English businessman and

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Grave of Sir John Voce Moore in Highgate Cemetery

Biography

Moore was born in Stockport in 1826, the son of James and Martha Moore. He founded a tea trading company at age 22 and retired as the senior partner of Moore Brothers Tea Merchants. He was a member of the Loriners Company. Moore was a member of the Court of Common Council from 1870 to 1889, and

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for

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from 1889 to July 1902, when he resigned due to ill-health. He was appointed Sheriff of the City of London for 1894, served as Deputy Lieutenant for Kent the same year, and elected

for 1898. In that capacity he opened the Transvaal War Fund and the Refugees Fund. In 1894 Moore and the other Sheriff,

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, were both

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in commemoration of the opening of the

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and the birth of an heir to the throne. Moore died 11 Feb 1904 and is buried on the west side of

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Family

Moore married in

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in 1847 Eliza (she died 1890). Their sons took over the business. A daughter was married to J. King Farlow, who was a representative of Candlewick in the Court of Common Council 1894–1902.

References

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1826 births 1904 deaths People from Stockport English merchants 20th-century English politicians 19th-century lord mayors of London 18th-century English politicians Sheriffs of the City of London Knights Bachelor Burials at Highgate Cemetery 19th-century British businesspeople {{Lord-Mayor-of-London-stub