Thomas Love Moore
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Thomas Love Moore (1789–1862) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.
Born in Charles Town, Virginia, Moore pursued an academic course as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1820 to 1823. Afterwards, Moore continued practicing law in Warrenton, Virginia and made the principal speech upon the visit of General La Fayette to the town on August 23, 1825. He died in Warrenton in 1862 and was interred there in Warrenton Cemetery.
External links
- Thomas Love Moore at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Thomas L. Moore at Find A Grave
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th congressional district November 13, 1820 – March 4, 1823 |
Succeeded by William C. Rives |
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Categories:
- 1789 births
- 1862 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia
- Virginia lawyers
- People from Charles Town, West Virginia
- People from Fauquier County, Virginia
- Virginia Democratic-Republicans
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Virginia United States Representative stubs