Nicholas R. Moore
Nicholas Ruxton Moore | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Smith |
Succeeded by | Peter Little |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 5th district | |
In office March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | |
Preceded by | Peter Little |
Succeeded by | Samuel Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Democratic-Republican | July 21, 1756
Nicholas Ruxton Moore (July 21, 1756 – October 7, 1816) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.
Born near
In 1794, Moore purchased a property north of Baltimore known as "Bosley's Adventure", a farm containing 350-acres located just north of the modern Lake Roland. The area in which his property was located is generally referred to as Ruxton-Riderwood, Maryland.[1]
Moore served as a member of the
In 1812, Moore was elected to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1813, until his resignation in 1815 before the convening of the Fourteenth Congress. He again served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirteenth Congress). He died in Baltimore.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Nicholas Ruxton Moore historic marker Retrieved: February 4, 2016.
- ^ "To George Washington from Captain Nicholas Ruxton Moore, 20 December 1778," Founders Online, National Archives (https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-18-02-0534 [last update: December 30, 2015]). Source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. 18, November 1, 1778 – January 14, 1779, ed. Edward G. Lengel. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, pp. 474–475.
- ^ Historical Marker Project Retrieved: February 4, 2016.
- ^ Baltimore Patriot, October 8, 1816.
- United States Congress. "Nicholas R. Moore (id: M000909)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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