Alexander Pollock Moore

Alexander Pollock Moore in 1912

Alexander Pollock Moore (November 10, 1867 – February 17, 1930) was an American diplomat, editor and publisher. Born in Pittsburgh on November 10, 1867, he was the publisher/owner of the Pittsburgh Leader when he married the stage actress Lillian Russell, becoming her fourth husband. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.

After she died on June 6, 1922, he served as an ambassador twice: to Spain from 1923 to 1925 and to Peru from 1928 to 1929. As the Ambassador to Peru he played a significant role in negotiating the Tacna-Arica boundary agreement, settling a border dispute between Peru and Chile. He died on February 17, 1930 in Los Angeles, California shortly after he was appointed Ambassador to Poland by President Hoover.

References

• The Political Graveyard entry
• University of Rochester
• Time June 3, 1929
• United States Department of State: List of ambassadors
• Moore and wife Lillian Russell in 1922 shortly before her death

External links

• "Alexander Pollock Moore". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.