Paul J. Moore

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Paul John Moore (born August 5, 1868 in Newark , New Jersey , †  January 10, 1938 there ) was an American politician . Between 1927 and 1929 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Paul Moore attended public schools in his home country as well as St. Benedict's College . On November 1, 1892, he began a career with the Newark City Fire Department . Moore remained active in the fire service until August 1924. When he left the fire brigade, he was a chief machinist. In the following years he traded in fire-fighting equipment. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1926 congressional elections , Moore was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Herbert W. Taylor on March 4, 1927 . Since he was defeated by Republican Fred A. Hartley in 1928 , he was only able to serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1929 . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Moore returned to working as a fire-fighting agent in Newark, where he died on January 10, 1938.

Web links

  • Paul J. Moore in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Moore, Paul J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Paul John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 1938
Place of death Newark , New Jersey