Andrew Moore (1752April 14, 1821) was an American lawyer and politician from

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. Moore studied law under

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and was admitted to the bar in 1774. He rose to the rank of captain in the

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during the

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, seeing action at Saratoga. After the war he was eventually commissioned a major general in the Virginia militia in 1803. He was a delegate to the Virginia convention that ratified the

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in 1788. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1791 to 1789 and from 1799 to 1800. He represented

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in both the U.S. House (1789–97, 1804) and the U.S. Senate (1804–1809).

Electoral history

*1789; Moore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 84.16% of the vote, defeating Independent George Hancock. *1790; Moore was re-elected unopposed. *1793; Moore was re-elected unopposed. *1795; Moore was re-elected unopposed. In 1803, Moore initially lost a very close race to Thomas Lewis and Lewis was seated. But Moore contested the result and in 1804, after Congress determined that several votes were cast - for both candidates - by someone who was unqualified, Moore was declared the winner.

References

External links

Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website
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