David E. Moore

David E. Moore
Born 1789 (1789)
Rockbridge County, Virginia, U.S.
Died 1875 (aged 85–86)
Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater Washington College
Occupation Lawyer
Title Delegate, Commonwealth Attorney

David E. Moore (1789 – 1875) was a nineteenth-century American politician from Virginia.

Early life

Moore was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1798. He was educated at Washington College where graduated in 1817.[1]

Career

The Virginia Capitol at Richmond VA
where 19th century Conventions met

As an adult, Moore made his home in Rockbridge County.[2]

Moore was elected to the Virginia General Assembly from Rockbridge County.[3]

From 1843-75 Moore was the Commonwealth’s Attorney of Rockbridge County, serving through the American Civil War under the Confederate regime.[4]

In 1850, Moore was elected to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. He was one of five delegates elected from the Valley delegate district made up of his home district of Rockbridge County as well as Augusta and Highland Counties.[5]

Moore served as a trustee of Washington College 1845-75.[6]

Death

David E. Moore died in Virginia in 1875.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 109
  2. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 109
  3. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 109
  4. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 109
  5. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 99
  6. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 109
  7. ↑ Pulliam 1901, p. 109

Bibliography

  • Pulliam, David Loyd (1901). The Constitutional Conventions of Virginia from the foundation of the Commonwealth to the present time. John T. West, Richmond. ISBN 978-1-2879-2059-5.
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