Oscar Fitzallen Moore
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's10th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	John L. Taylor
Succeeded by	Joseph Miller
Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theScioto County district
In office December 2, 1850 – January 4, 1852
Preceded by	James Rogers
Succeeded by	Wells A. Hutchins
Member of theOhio Senate from the seventh district
In office January 5, 1852 – January 1, 1854
Preceded by	new district
Succeeded by	Thomas McCauslin
Personal details
Born	(1817-01-27)January 27, 1817 Lagrange, Ohio, US
Died	June 24, 1885(1885-06-24) (aged 68) Waverly, Ohio, US
Resting place	Greenlawn Cemetery,Portsmouth, Ohio
Political party	Opposition
Alma mater	Washington College
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Colonel
Unit	33rd Ohio Infantry

Oscar Fitzallen Moore (January 27, 1817 – June 24, 1885) was aU.S. Representative fromOhio.

Born inLagrange, Ohio, Moore attended the public schools andWellsburg Academy, and was graduated from Washington (nowWashington & Jefferson College,Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1836.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice inPortsmouth, 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 anOpposition Party candidate to theThirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to theThirty-fifth Congress.He served as lieutenant colonel and later as colonel of theThirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during theCivil War.He resumed the practice of his profession inPortsmouth, Ohio.He died atWaverly, Ohio, June 24, 1885.He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery,Portsmouth, Ohio.

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

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• Reid, Whitelaw (1895)."33rd Ohio Infantry".Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. Vol. 2. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. p. 217.

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