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Alvin Head Moore

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Alvin Head Moore
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Stanstead
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byTimothy Byron Rider
Succeeded byHenry Lovell
Personal details
Born(1838-04-20)April 20, 1838
Hatley, Lower Canada
DiedFebruary 20, 1911(1911-02-20) (aged 72)
Political partyConservative

Alvin Head Moore (April 20, 1838 – February 20, 1911) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Hatley, Stanstead County, Lower Canada, the son of American born United Empire Loyalists, Moore was president of the Waterloo and Magog Railway. He was Mayor of the Township and Town of Magog and Warden of the County of Stanstead. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Stanstead in the general elections of 1896. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1900 and 1908.

Electoral record

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1896 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alvin Head Moore 2,018
Liberal Timothy Byron Rider 1,583
1900 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Henry Lovell 1,783
Conservative Alvin Head Moore 1,618

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