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American politician (1752–1821)

Andrew Moore


United States Senator from Virginia
In office December 4, 1804 – March 4, 1809
Preceded by	William Branch Giles
Succeeded by	Richard Brent
In office August 11, 1804 – December 4, 1804
Appointed by	John Page
Preceded by	Wilson Cary Nicholas
Succeeded by	William Branch Giles
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 (1752) near Fairfield, Virginia Colony, British America
Died	April 14, 1821(1821-04-14) (aged 68–69) Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
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 the bar in 1774. 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 to 1789 and from 1799 to 1800. He represented Virginia in both the U.S. House (1789–1797, 1804) and the U.S. Senate (1804–1809). He died near Lexington, Virginia; on April 14, 1821.

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.

In 1803, Moore initially lost a very close race to Thomas Lewis and Lewis was seated. But Moore contested the result and in 1804, after Congress determined that several votes were cast - for both candidates - by someone who was unqualified, Moore was declared the winner.

References

^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 2. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 88–89. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Archive.org.
"Representative Andrew Moore". www2.gwu.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
"Virginia 1803 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5". Retrieved November 22, 2022.

External links

Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byPosition established	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd congressional district 1789–1793	Succeeded byJoseph Neville
Preceded byJohn Brown	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1793–1797	Succeeded byDavid Holmes
Preceded byThomas Lewis, Jr.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district 1804	Succeeded byAlexander Wilson
U.S. Senate
Preceded byWilson C. Nicholas	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Virginia 1804 Served alongside: William B. Giles	Succeeded byWilliam B. Giles
Preceded byWilliam B. Giles	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Virginia 1804–1809 Served alongside: William B. Giles	Succeeded byRichard Brent

v t e United States senators from Virginia
Class 1	Grayson Walker Monroe S. Mason Taylor Venable Giles Moore Brent J. Barbour Randolph Tyler Rives Pennybacker J. Mason Willey Bowden Lewis Withers Mahone Daniel Swanson Byrd Sr. Byrd Jr. Trible Robb Allen Webb Kaine
Class 2	Lee Taylor H. Tazewell Nicholas Moore Giles A. Mason Eppes Pleasants Taylor L. Tazewell Rives Leigh Parker Roane Archer Hunter Carlile Johnston Riddleberger J. S. Barbour Hunton Martin Glass Burch Robertson Spong Scott J. Warner M. Warner

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district
Brown Moore Holmes Stephenson Morrow Stephenson Baker White Tate Colston Van Swearingen Stephenson Smith Trezvant Mason Rives Cary Dromgoole Meade Millson Platt Goode Dezendorf Libbey Bowden Lawson Tyler Young Wise Young Wise Maynard Holland Deal Lankford Darden Hamilton Darden Harris Daughton Hardy Whitehurst Pickett Schrock Drake Nye Rigell Taylor Luria Kiggans

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Moore Neville Jackson Machir Jackson J. Smith Tucker Williams Archer Jones Coles Tredway Flournoy Averett Caskie DeJarnette Porter J. A. Smith Walker Johnston Wise Waddill Wise Ellett Lamb Montague Satterfield Jr. Gary Satterfield III Bliley Scott

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district
Madison Hancock Trigg Lewis Moore Wilson Breckinridge Floyd Randolph Crump Randolph T. Bouldin Randolph T. Bouldin J. Bouldin Hill Hubard Gilmer Goggin Leake Goggin Powell Bocock Ridgway Duke Davis Thomas Cabell Brown Lester Swanson Saunders James Hooker Whitehead Burch Stanley Tuck Daniel Payne Goode Perriello Hurt Garrett Riggleman Good

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