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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyWilliam MOORE
(1810-1878)
MOORE, William, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., December 25, 1810; attended private schools for a
short time; became engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in
ironworks; moved to New Jersey in 1845 and settled in Weymouth;
engaged in the iron business; also became interested in the
building and sailing of vessels and in the development of banks and
other financial institutions; judge of the court of common pleas
for Atlantic County 1855-1865; was one of the founders of the
Republican Party and a delegate to the Republican National
Convention in 1856; moved to Mays Landing, N.J., in 1865 and
engaged in the shipbuilding business, in banking, and in the iron
industry; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth and Forty-first
Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871); chairman, Committee on
Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Forty-first Congress);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed his former
business pursuits; served in the State senate 1872-1875; died at
Mays Landing, N.J., April 26, 1878; interment in Union
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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