Nicholas Ruxton Moore

Nicholas Ruxton Moore (born July 21, 1756 in Baltimore County , Province of Maryland , † October 7, 1816 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1815 he represented the state of Maryland twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nicholas Moore attended public schools in his home country. During the Revolutionary War , he served in an independent unit from Baltimore ( Gist's Baltimore Independent Cadets ), in which he rose to captain. In 1794, Moore was also involved in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion . Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives in 1801 and 1802 .

In the 1802 congressional elections , Moore was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of Maryland , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1803. After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1811 . During his tenure as an MP in 1803 , the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson significantly expanded United States territory. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified. From 1807 Moore was chairman of the Committee on Accounts . In 1810 he was not re-elected.

In February 1812, Nicholas Moore became a lieutenant colonel commanding officer of the Maryland Sixth Cavalry. In the elections of 1812 he was re-elected to Congress. After being re-elected, he could remain there until his resignation in 1815. This time was marked by the events of the British-American War . Nicholas Moore was also Chairman of the Committee on Accounts during this period . He died in Baltimore on October 7, 1816.

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SURNAME	Moore, Nicholas Ruxton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 21, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH	Baltimore County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH	October 7, 1816
Place of death	Baltimore , Maryland