Isaac R. Moores
Isaac R. Moores | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature | |
| In office 1855–1856 | |
| Constituency | Lane County |
| Delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention | |
| In office 1857 | |
| Constituency | Lane County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1796 Madison County, Kentucky |
| Died | April 15, 1861 (aged 65) Eugene, Oregon |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Jane Alexander |
Col. Isaac R. Moores (March 23, 1796– April 15, 1861) was an
Early years
Isaac Moores was born in
In 1818, he married Jane Alexander (December 27, 1793 – January 28, 1868) in
Oregon
Isaac Moores and his family left Danville in March 1852 and traveled the Oregon Trail to the Oregon Territory in a wagon train of 70 wagons.[1][2] The family arrived in Portland in November 1852.[1] Col. Moores moved to the southern end of the Willamette Valley, settling in Lane County.[1] There he acquired a farm totaling 1,710 acres (6.9 km2).[1]
In 1855, Moores was elected to represent Lane County as a Democrat in the Oregon Territory House of Representatives.[3] Moores was elected as a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857.[2] Held in Salem, the convention created a constitution as Oregon prepared to become a state. Moores represented Lane County again as a Democrat, serving on the military affairs committee.[4]
Later years and family
Opposed to slavery, he would become a Republican when that party organized.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Burial Details. Salem Pioneer Cemetery. Retrieved on March 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Hodgkin, F. E., & Galvin, J. J. (1882). Pen Pictures of Representative Men of Oregon. Portland, Or: Farmer and Dairyman Pub. House. pp. 153-154.
- ^ Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide, 1855 Regular Session (7th Territorial). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on June 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Biographical Sketch of Isaac Moores". Crafting the Oregon Constitution. Oregon State Archives. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-06.