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Oscar F. Moore

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Oscar Fitzallen Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byJohn L. Taylor
Succeeded byJoseph Miller
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Scioto County district
In office
December 2, 1850 – January 4, 1852
Preceded byJames Rogers
Succeeded byWells A. Hutchins
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the seventh district
In office
January 5, 1852 – January 1, 1854
Preceded bynew district
Succeeded byThomas McCauslin
Personal details
Born(1817-01-27)January 27, 1817
Lagrange, Ohio, US
DiedJune 24, 1885(1885-06-24) (aged 68)
Waverly, Ohio, US
Resting placeGreenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio
Political partyOpposition
Alma materWashington College
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankColonel
Unit33rd Ohio Infantry

Oscar Fitzallen Moore (January 27, 1817 – June 24, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Lagrange, Ohio, Moore attended the public schools and Wellsburg Academy, and was graduated from Washington (now Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1839. He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1850 and 1851. He served as member of the state senate in 1852 and 1853.

Moore was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He served as lieutenant colonel and later as colonel of the Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. He resumed the practice of his profession in Portsmouth, Ohio. He died at Waverly, Ohio, June 24, 1885. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Oscar F. Moore (id: M000911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th congressional district

1855-1857
Succeeded by