William Moore (December 25, 1810,

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– April 26, 1878,

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), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the

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, where he represented

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from 1867 to 1871. Moore was born in

on December 25, 1810. He attended private schools for a short time, became engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in ironworks. He moved to New Jersey in 1845 and settled in

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, working as the manager for Stephen Colwell. He engaged in the iron business there, and also became interested in the building and sailing of vessels and in the development of banks and other financial institutions. He was a judge of the

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for Atlantic County from 1855 to 1865. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention. He moved to

Mays Landing, New Jersey Mays Landing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

in 1865 and engaged in the shipbuilding business, in banking, and in the iron industry. Moore was elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871. He was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department in the Forty-first Congress. He was unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870 After leaving Congress, he resumed his former business pursuits. He served in the

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from 1872 to 1875. He died at Mays Landing on April 26, 1878, and was interred there in Union Cemetery.

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* 1810 births New Jersey state court judges Republican Party New Jersey state senators People from Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey People from Weymouth Township, New Jersey People from Norristown, Pennsylvania 1878 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges {{NewJersey-politician-stub