Edward E. Moore | |
|---|---|
 Moore in 1927 | |
| Member of theLos Angeles City Council from the6th district | |
| In office July 1, 1925 – June 30, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Lester R. Rice-Wray |
| Member of theIndiana State | |
| In office 1905–1913 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1866-03-12)March 12, 1866 |
| Died | October 23, 1940(1940-10-23) (aged 74) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Republican |
Edward E. Moore (March 12, 1866 – October 23, 1940) was a teacher, newspaper editor and publisher, author and lawyer who served in the Indiana Senate from 1905 to 1913. He was also a Los Angeles, California, City Council member from 1925 to 1927.
Moore was born March 12, 1866. He married Retta Harold in 1896; his second wife was named Rosalind. Moore was the father of two children.[1] He attendedValparaiso University, inValparaiso, Indiana, and graduated fromNational Normal University inLebanon, Ohio. He attended National University Law School in Washington, D.C., after 1900.[1]
He was a member of several clubs, including theKnights of Pythias, theImproved Order of Red Men,Odd Fellows, and the Indiana Editorial Association.[1] Moore died on October 23, 1940, in Los Angeles.[1][2]
After college Moore spent five years teaching inOhio. In 1891 he moved toWest College Corner inUnion County, Indiana. Before entering political life, Moore was a newspaper editor and publisher at theCollege Corner (OH)Chronicle in 1898 and 1899. He also worked for theConnersvilleCourier inFayette County, Indiana.[1]
From 1900 to 1902 he worked as aU.S. Census Bureau clerk in Washington, D.C. Moore was admitted to the bar in 1903. After law school Moore returned toIndiana, where he authoredMoore’s Cyclopedia (Connersville, Indiana, 1905),A Century of Indiana (New York, 1910), and other publications. In 1912 he worked as a salesman for a calendar company.[1]
In 1913 Moore moved toLos Angeles, and by 1925 he was referred to as a "successful lawyer, editor and writer."[3][4]
Moore entered politics in 1898 when he ran for a seat in theIndiana House of Representatives as a Republican, but lost the race. After returning to Indiana from law school in Washington, D.C., Moore was elected to theIndiana Senate in 1905, where he representedFayette,Henry, andUnion Counties for two years. From 1907 to 1913 he continued to serve in the Indiana Senate, this time for Fayette,Hancock, andRush Counties.[1] Moore was also a member of the Indiana State Educational Commission.[5]
Moore's first bid for public office in Los Angeles, as mayor in 1923, fell short when he came in third with 7,175 votes, against 61,766 for the incumbentGeorge E. Cryer, andBert L. Farmer with 17,672. In 1925 Moore ran for the open seat in the newly formedCouncil District 6 and won against C.W. Clegg, 5,237 votes to 4,656. At that time the district encompassed theHyde Park andAngeles Mesa annexations,Vermont Avenue south to 62nd Street, and ashoestring strip leading toWestchester,Mines Field and theHyperion sewage screening plant.[3][6][7]
He was chairman of the council's public utilities committee[8] and in 1925 voted in favor of establishing aunified rail station nearthe Plaza,[9] where it now stands. Moore was also instrumental in persuading theLos Angeles Railway Company to abandon its right-of-way onSanta Barbara Avenue betweenFigueroa Street and Third Avenue so the tracks could be lowered to street level and the entire roadway resurfaced.[10]
In 1927Lester R. Rice-Wray defeated Moore's reelection bid. Later that year Moore helped form an organization known as Metropolitan Southwest to make an "advertising campaign" for a 100-square-mile (260 km2) area includingPalos Verdes Estates,Culver City,Hawthorne,Torrance,El Segundo,Redondo Beach,Hermosa Beach,Manhattan Beach and parts of Los Angeles.[11] That same year he served on the board of directors of an organization formed to recall Mayor Cryer.[12] In 1932 Moore ran unsuccessfully for the 15th Congressional District seat.[13]
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| Preceded by District established | Los Angeles City Council 6th District 1925–1927 | Succeeded by |