Thomas L. Moore

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Thomas Love Moore (born 1789 in Charles Town , Jefferson County , Virginia , †  1862 in Warrenton , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1820 and 1823 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now West Virginia , Thomas Moore enjoyed a good elementary school education. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Republican Party .

After the resignation of Congressman George Strother , Moore was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due for the tenth seat of Virginia , where he took up his new mandate on November 13, 1820. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1823 . In 1825 he gave the official welcome speech for the French General Lafayette on his visit to the town of Warrenton. Otherwise Thomas Moore did not appear politically.

Web links

  • Thomas L. Moore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Moore, Thomas L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Thomas Love (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH Charles Town , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH 1862
Place of death Warrenton , Virginia