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Thomas E. L. Moore
Portrait by Stephen Pearce
Governor of the Falkland Islands
In office
2 July 1855 – 10 September 1862 (1855-07-02 – 1862-09-10)
Preceded byGeorge Rennie
Succeeded byJames George Mackenzie
Personal details
Born
Thomas Edward Laws Moore

(1816-02-09)9 February 1816
Brompton, Kent, England
Died30 April 1872(1872-04-30) (aged 56)
Plymouth, Devon, England
Spouses
Emma Jane Taplen
(m. 1843; died 1859)
Eliza Maria Waghorn
(m. 1865⁠–⁠1872)
AwardsArctic Medal
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch Royal Navy
Service years1832–1869
RankRear admiral

Thomas Edward Laws Moore FRS (9 February 1816 – 30 April 1872) was an English Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, and Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1855 to 1862.

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  • Jones, A. G. E. (January 1970). "Lieutenant T.E.L. Moore, R.N. and the Voyage of the Pagoda, 1845". Mar.'s Mirror. 56 (1): 33–40. doi:10.1080/00253359.1970.10658513.

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