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Henry Dunning Moore

Birth
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Death
11 Aug 1887 (aged 70)
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1853. He later affiliated himself with the Republican Party, and made an unsuccessful run for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor in 1856. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, and served as Pennsylvania's State Treasurer from 1861 to 1863. He was one of the original founders of Philadelphia's Union League in December 1862. Originally interred in Monument Cemetery in Philadelphia, he was re-interred in Lawnview Cemetery in 1956.
US Congressman. He was elected as a Whig to represent Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1853. He later affiliated himself with the Republican Party, and made an unsuccessful run for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor in 1856. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention, and served as Pennsylvania's State Treasurer from 1861 to 1863. He was one of the original founders of Philadelphia's Union League in December 1862. Originally interred in Monument Cemetery in Philadelphia, he was re-interred in Lawnview Cemetery in 1956.

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  • Added: Nov 5, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6906033/henry_dunning-moore: accessed ), memorial page for Henry Dunning Moore (13 Apr 1817–11 Aug 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6906033, citing Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.