Andrew Moore (politician)

Andrew Moore

Andrew Moore (born 1752 in Rockbridge County , Colony of Virginia , † April 14, 1821 in Lexington , Virginia ) was an American politician of the Democratic Republican Party . He represented the state of Virginia in both houses of Congress .

Career

Andrew Moore was born in 1752 on the Cannicello estate near Fairfield . He received his PhD from Augusta Academy (now Washington and Lee University ) in Lexington. Then he started to study law. He was admitted to the bar in 1774 and then began to practice. During the War of Independence he served with the rank of Captain until 1779. He was then promoted to Brigadier General and later to Major General of Virginias Militia. Between 1780 and 1783 and between 1785 and 1788 he was a member of the Virginia House of Representatives . In addition, in 1788 Moore was a delegate to the Virginia's Convention that ratified the United States Constitution.

Moore was elected to the first , second, and third Congresses . His first term in the United States House of Representatives lasted from March 4, 1789 to March 3, 1797. The following term he held between 1799 and 1800. Then he ran for the US Senate and won there. He then exercised this mandate between 1800 and 1801. He then ran again for the eighth Congress and won the election against Thomas Lewis. Moore held this office between March 5 and August 11, 1804 when he was suddenly called to fill the vacant seat of Wilson Cary Nicholas , who had previously resigned. His term of office began on March 4, 1799. Moore was elected to this office on December 4, 1804 for the resigned US Senator. His current term began on March 4, 1803, caused by the resignation of Abraham B. Venable . Moore served first as a U.S. Class 2 Senator and later as a U.S. Class 1 Senator between August 11, 1804 and March 3, 1809.

Andrew Moore was named US Marshal for the state of Virginia in 1810 and served in that office in Lexington until his death on April 14, 1821. He was buried in Lexington Cemetery .

literature

• Dictionary of American Biography; American National Biography.

Web links

• Andrew Moore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)