Samuel Moore | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district | |
| In office 1818–1822 Serving with Thomas Jones Rogers | |
| Preceded by | John Ross Samuel D. Ingham |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jones Rogers Samuel D. Ingham |
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| Born | (1774-02-08)February 8, 1774 |
| Died | February 18, 1861(1861-02-18) (aged 87) |
Samuel Moore (February 8, 1774 – February 18, 1861) was a member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Samuel Moore was born inDeerfield (now Deerfield Street) in theProvince of New Jersey on February 8, 1774. He graduated from theUniversity of Pennsylvania inPhiladelphia with an A.B. degree in 1792 and then worked as an instructor at the university from 1792 to 1794.
He studied medicine, opened a medical practice inDublin, Pennsylvania, and subsequently practiced medicine in Greenwich, New Jersey. Moore also spent several years in trading to theEast Indies.
He returned toBucks County, Pennsylvania, and, in 1808, purchased and operated grist and oil mills inBridge Point, Pennsylvania, (nowEdison) nearDoylestown. He later erected and operated a sawmill and wool factory.
In 1832, Moore's daughter, Elizabeth, marriedClement Finley, who later became the tenthSurgeon General of the United States Army.
Moore was elected as a Republican to theFifteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofSamuel D. Ingham. He was reelected to theSixteenth andSeventeenth Congresses, serving until his resignation on May 20, 1822.
He then served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Indian Affairs during the Seventeenth Congress. He was appointed by PresidentJames Monroe as director of theUnited States Mint on July 15, 1824, holding this office until 1835.
Moore moved toPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, where he became interested in the mining and marketing ofcoal, serving as president of the Hazleton Coal Company until his death in Philadelphia in 1861. Samuel Moore is interred inThe Woodlands Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1818–1822 alongside:Thomas Jones Rogers | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | 5th Director of theUnited States Mint 1824–1835 | Succeeded by |
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