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Edward E. Moore (March 12, 1866 – October 23, 1940) was a teacher, newspaper editor and publisher, author and lawyer who served in the Indiana Senate from 1905 to 1913. He was also a Los Angeles, California, City Council member from 1925 to 1927.


Biography

Moore was born March 12, 1866. He married Retta Harold in 1896; his second wife was named Rosalind. Moore was the father of two children.''A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly''. Indianapolis: Select committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly in cooperation with the Indiana Historical Bureau. vol. 2, p. 301. He attended
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, in
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, and graduated from
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in
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. He attended National University Law School in Washington, D.C., after 1900. He was a member of several clubs, including the Knights of Pythias, the
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, Odd Fellows, and the Indiana Editorial Association. Moore died on October 23, 1940, in Los Angeles.


Career


Early

After college Moore spent five years teaching in
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. In 1891 he moved to West College Corner in
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. Before entering political life, Moore was a newspaper editor and publisher at the '' College Corner'' (OH) ''Chronicle'' in 1898 and 1899. He also worked for the ''
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'' ''Courier'' in
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. From 1900 to 1902 he worked as a
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clerk in Washington, D.C. Moore was admitted to the bar in 1903. After law school Moore returned to
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, where he authored ''Moore’s Cyclopedia'' (Connersville, Indiana, 1905), ''A Century of Indiana'' (New York, 1910), and other publications. In 1912 he worked as a salesman for a calendar company. In 1913 Moore moved to
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, and by 1925 he was referred to as a "successful lawyer, editor and writer.""Controllership and Twelve Seats in Council," ''Los Angeles Times,'' May 31, 1925, page B-6
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Public life


Indiana

Moore entered politics in 1898 when he ran for a seat in the Indiana House of Representatives as a Republican, but lost the race. After returning to Indiana from law school in Washington, D.C., Moore was elected to the
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in 1905, where he represented Fayette,
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Counties for two years. From 1907 to 1913 he continued to serve in the Indiana Senate, this time for Fayette,
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, and Rush Counties. Moore was also a member of the Indiana State Educational Commission.


California

Moore's first bid for public office in Los Angeles, as mayor in 1923, fell short when he came in third with 7,175 votes, against 61,766 for the incumbent
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, and Bert L. Farmer with 17,672. In 1925 Moore ran for the open seat in the newly formed Council District 6 and won against C.W. Clegg, 5,237 votes to 4,656. At that time the district encompassed the Hyde Park and Angeles Mesa annexations,
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south to 62nd Street, and a shoestring strip leading to Westchester,
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and the Hyperion sewage screening plant. He was chairman of the council's public utilities committee and in 1925 voted in favor of establishing a unified rail station near the Plaza, where it now stands. Moore was also instrumental in persuading the
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Company to abandon its right-of-way on Santa Barbara Avenue between
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and Third Avenue so the tracks could be lowered to street level and the entire roadway resurfaced. In 1927 Lester R. Rice-Wray defeated Moore's reelection bid. Later that year Moore helped form an organization known as Metropolitan Southwest to make an "advertising campaign" for a area including
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, Culver City,
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, Torrance, El Segundo, Redondo Beach,
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, Manhattan Beach and parts of Los Angeles. That same year he served on the board of directors of an organization formed to recall Mayor Cryer. In 1932 Moore ran unsuccessfully for the 15th Congressional District seat."How to Mark Your Ballot Next Tuesday," ''Los Angeles Times,'' August 28, 1932, page A-1
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References

Access to the ''Los Angeles Times'' links will require the use of a library card. ---- {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Edward E. Year of birth uncertain Los Angeles City Council members 1940 deaths Valparaiso University alumni Republican Party Indiana state senators American educators American newspaper editors California lawyers Indiana lawyers 1860s births