Andrew Moore (politician)
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Andrew Moore | |
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United States Senator from Virginia | |
In office August 11, 1804 – December 4, 1804 | |
Preceded by | Wilson C. Nicholas |
Succeeded by | William B. Giles |
In office December 4, 1804 – March 4, 1809 | |
Preceded by | William B. Giles |
Succeeded by | Richard Brent |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th district | |
In office March 5, 1804 – August 11, 1804 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Lewis, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Alexander Wilson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1797 | |
Preceded by | John Brown |
Succeeded by | David Holmes |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Joseph Neville |
Personal details | |
Born | 1752 Rockbridge County, Virginia |
Died | April 14, 1821 (aged 68–69) Lexington, Virginia |
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Continental Army Virginia Militia |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga |
Andrew Moore (1752 – April 14, 1821) was an American lawyer and politician from Lexington, Virginia. Moore studied law under George Wythe and was admitted to bar in 1774.[1] He rose to the rank of captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, seeing action at Saratoga. After the war he was eventually commissioned a major general in the Virginia militia in 1803. He was a delegate to the Virginia convention that ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1791–1789 and 1799–1800.[1] He represented Virginia in both the U.S. House (1789–97, 1804) and the U.S. Senate (1804–1809).
Electoral history
- 1789; Moore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 84.16% of the vote, defeating Independent George Hancock.
- 1790; Moore was re-elected unopposed.
- 1793; Moore was re-elected unopposed.
- 1795; Moore was re-elected unopposed.
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