Marshall F. Moore
Marshall Frank Moore | |
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7th Governor of Washington Territory | |
In office 26 August 1867 – 5 April 1869 | |
Preceded by | George Edward Cole |
Succeeded by | Alvan Flanders |
Personal details | |
Born | 69th Ohio Infantry Regiment | February 12, 1829
Battles/wars | American Civil War
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Marshall Frank Moore (12 February 1829 – 26 February 1870) was an American Civil War veteran, attorney, and the seventh Governor of Washington Territory.
Biography
Moore was born in Binghamton, New York, Broome County, on 12 February 1829. He attended Yale University. He married Francis Fanny Van Trump on 7 June 1859. The couple had three children; Mary Louise, Frances, and Thomas.[1]
Career
Moore served as a state judge in the Common Pleas Court and as a prosecuting attorney in Sioux City, Iowa.[2]
Moore joined the
Moore was Governor of Washington Territory from 1867 to 1869. He was accompanied to Olympia, Washington, by his brother-in-law, Philemon Beecher Van Trump, who served as Moore's private secretary. Moore was a delegate to the United States Congress from Washington Territory in 1868.[3] He also was an attorney in New Orleans.
Death
Moore died in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, on 26 February 1870. He is interred at Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington.
References
- ^ "Marshall Frank Moore: Territorial Governor". Government of Washington. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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- ^ "Marshall F. Moore". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 10, 2012.