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Henry D. Moore

Henry Dunning Moore (April 13, 1817 – August 11, 1887) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life

Henry D. Moore was born in Goshen, New York. He moved with his parents to New York City in 1828. He attended the public schools and engaged in the tailoring business. He moved to Philadelphia in 1844 and engaged in the mahogany and marble business.

Political career

Moore was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1852. He was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1856. He was a delegate to the 1860 Republican National Convention.

He was elected the 26th and 28th Treasurer of Pennsylvania for Governor Curtin's administration and served from 1861 to 1863 and 1864 to 1865. He was appointed collector of the port of Philadelphia on March 30, 1869, and served until March 26, 1871, when he resigned.

Russia

He traveled in Europe and resided in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 1870 to 1877.

Death

He became associated with and managed the silver mines known as "The Daisy" in Big Evens Gulch near Leadville, Colorado, from 1885 until his death there in 1887. Originally interred in Monument Cemetery in Philadelphia,[1] he was reinterred in 1956 at Lawnview Memorial Park in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Moore, Henry Dunning 1817-1887". www.bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Moore, G to I". www.politicalgraveyard.com. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

1849–1853
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of Pennsylvania
1861–1863
Succeeded by
Preceded by Treasurer of Pennsylvania
1864–1865
Succeeded by

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