John W. Moore (1840 – 1917) was Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1885 and a president of the Kansas City Board of Trade.

Biography

Moore was born in Kentucky and was raised near Blue Springs, Missouri. After the American Civil War he had a freight business on the

Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, th ...

and established an Eagle flour mill at 19th and Walnut. He had residences at 1622 McGee Street and later 2508 East 31st Street.Local History – Kansas City Public Library

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, John 1840 births 1917 deaths Mayors of Kansas City, Missouri People from Kentucky 19th-century American politicians People from Blue Springs, Missouri