J. Hampton Moore
Joseph Hampton Moore (born March 8, 1864 in Woodbury , New Jersey , † May 2, 1950 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . Between 1906 and 1920 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
J. Hampton Moore attended public schools in his home country. Then he studied law. Between 1881 and 1894 he was a newspaper reporter. From 1894 to 1897 he was Chief Clerk of the City Treasurer of Philadelphia, and in 1900 he was Secretary to the City's then Mayor, Samuel Howell Ashbridge . He then acted as city treasurer himself from 1901 to 1903. Moore was a member of the Republican Party and engaged in several regional party organizations in Philadelphia and at the state level. Between January and June 1905, he was with the United States Department of Commerce and Labor as the handicraft division manager. In the meantime he was also president of a Philadelphia-based corporation. From 1907 to 1947 he was President of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association .
In 1906 Moore was elected to the US House of Representatives in a by-election in the third constituency of Pennsylvania, where he took up his new mandate on November 6, 1906. After seven re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on January 4, 1920 . The First World War fell during this time . The 16th , 17th and 18th amendments were also ratified.
In June 1920 Moore took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , at which Warren G. Harding was nominated as a candidate for president. Between 1920 and 1923 he served as mayor of Philadelphia for the first time. In 1926 he was an American delegate to an international shipping conference in Cairo . From 1932 to 1935 he was again mayor of Philadelphia. After that, he no longer appeared politically. He died in Philadelphia on May 2, 1950.
Web links
- J. Hampton Moore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- J. Hampton Moore in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams Jr. |
United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (3rd constituency) November 6, 1906 - January 4, 1920 |
Harry C. Ransley |
| Thomas B. Smith |
Mayor of Philadelphia 1920–1923 |
W. Freeland Kendrick |
| Harry Arista Mackey |
Mayor of Philadelphia 1932–1935 |
Samuel Davis Wilson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moore, J. Hampton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moore, Joseph Hampton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodbury , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1950 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |