Sydenham Moore

Sydenham Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861
Preceded by William R. Smith
Succeeded by District inactive
Personal details
Born Sydenham Moore
(1817-05-25)May 25, 1817
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Died May 31, 1862(1862-05-31) (aged 45)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting place City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama
Political party Democratic
Alma mater University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
 Confederate States
Battles/wars Mexican–American War
American Civil War

Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – May 31, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.[1]

Early life

Born in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies. He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, Alabama. He served as judge of Greene County court 1840-1846 and 1848-1850. He served as judge of the circuit court in 1857. He served in the war with Mexico as captain in Colonel Coffey's regiment of Alabama Infantry from June 1846 to June 1847. Moore was elected brigadier general of Alabama Militia.[1]

Congress

Moore was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, until January 21, 1861, when he withdrew.[1]

Civil War

During the Civil War served as colonel of the 11th Regiment Alabama Infantry in the Confederate States Army. He died in Richmond, Virginia, from wounds received in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia, May 31, 1862. He was interred in the City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama.[1] Moore's journal and other personal papers remain in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.[2]

References

  • United States Congress. "Sydenham Moore (id: M000918)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Moore, Sydenham, (1817 - 1862)". United States Congress. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sydenham Moore family papers". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William R. Smith		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 4th congressional district
1857-1861		 Succeeded by
District inactive
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