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A. Moore Jr. (May 30, 1846 – January 17, 1929) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Clarke and Warren, from 1887 to 1888.

Early life and education

A. Moore Jr. was born on May 30, 1846, in Clarke County, Virginia, to Mary (née Brewer) and A. Moore. He studied at Berryville Academy up until 1862. His brother William B. Moore died from wounds from the Battle of Five Forks. His cousin was U.S. Representative R. Walton Moore.

Moore later attended the University of Virginia School of Law and graduated in 1869.

Career

Moore joined Company D of the 6th Virginia Cavalry Regiment of the Confederate States Army in 1862. He was captured during the Battle of Yellow Tavern. He was incarcerated at Point Lookout. He escaped while the prisoners were being taken to Elmira, New York. He then rejoined his company.

Moore taught school in Staunton and Petersburg. After graduating from law school, Moore practiced law in Berryville. He had a law practice with Major Angus McDonald. He retired from practicing law in 1921.

Moore was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Clarke and Warren counties from December 8, 1887, to March 5, 1888. In 1892, Moore was a presidential elector. He was a candidate for the U.S. Congress against Smith Turner.

Moore was president of the Bank of Clarke County. He was an organizer and promoter of the Northern Virginia Power Company. He was known as the auctioneer of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad when it was auctioned off to the Norfolk and Western Railway.

Personal life

Moore married Cornelia D. Ellet, daughter of Colonel Charles Ellet Jr. He later married Annie B. Cabell around 1879. He had at least nine children, including William Cabell, Mrs. Eric Miller, Mrs. Samuel Williams, Mrs. W. B. Stalnaker, Mrs. C. P. McIntosh, Annie, Joseph F., Charles and John. His son William Cabell Moore was a physician in Norfolk. Moore was a vestryman with the Episcopal Church.

Moore died from pneumonia on January 17, 1929, at his home in Berryville. He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery.

References

1. ^ University of Virginia; its history, influence, equipment and characteristics, with biographical sketches and portraits of founders, benefactors, officers and alumni. Vol. 2. Lewis Publishing Company. 1904. pp. 218–219. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Archive.org.
2. ^ "Lawyer Who Auctioned N. & W. Line Is Dead". The Roanoke Times. January 20, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Swem, Earl G. (1917). Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. pp. 207–208.
4. ^ "A. Moore, Jr". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 19, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

• 1846 births
• 1929 deaths
• People from Clarke County, Virginia
• University of Virginia School of Law alumni
• Confederate States Army soldiers
• People of Virginia in the American Civil War
• American Civil War prisoners of war held by the United States
• Virginia lawyers
• American bank presidents
• Democratic Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
• 19th-century American lawyers
• 20th-century American lawyers
• Episcopalians from Virginia
• Deaths from pneumonia in Virginia
• 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly