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Gabriel Moore | |
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| United States Senator fromAlabama | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | John McKinley |
| Succeeded by | John McKinley |
| 5th Governor of Alabama | |
| In office November 25, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | John Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Samuel B. Moore |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Clement Comer Clay |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | John Crowell |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of theAlabama Senate | |
| In office 1819–1820 | |
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| Born | 1785 Stokes County, North Carolina |
| Died | August 6, 1844(1844-08-06) (aged 58–59) nearCaddo Lake,Texas |
| Resting place | Swanson Cemetery,Stockdale, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican,Jacksonian,National Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Parham Caller |
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Gabriel Moore (1785 – August 6, 1844) was aDemocratic-Republican, laterJacksonian andNational Republican politician andfifth governor of the U.S. state ofAlabama (1829–1831).[1]
Moore was born inStokes County, North Carolina, ofEnglish descent and someFrench descent.[2] He moved toHuntsville, Alabama, in 1810. Moore served in the territorial legislatures and was elected to theUnited States Congress in 1821. He was re-elected to the United States Congress in 1827.[3]
Moore was the secondRepresentative of the state of Alabama and the first Representative of itsFirst Congressional District.
He served one term asrepresentative of the at-large district of Alabama (1821–1823). Moore was one of four candidates in the running. Moore won with 67.57% of the vote. He served asAlabama's 1st district representative (1823–1829). In the 1823 election, he was the only candidate and won all 3,304 votes. In the 1825 election, he was one of two candidates, the other beingClement Comer Clay. Moore won with 71.12% of the vote.
He was elected Governor of Alabama unopposed in1829, standing as aJacksonian.[4] In 1831, two years into his four-year governorship, Moore resigned to seek a Class 3 spot in theSenate. In response to his resignation, Moore was replaced as Governor by Alabama Senate PresidentSamuel B. Moore (no relation).
Moore's Senate bid was successful, and he served for six years as Class 3 Senator alongsideWilliam R. King before losing out toJohn McKinley in 1837, who had preceded Moore in 1831. During his tenure in the Senate, Moore also served as chairman of theHouse Committee on Revolutionary Claims.[citation needed] In 1834, he was one of only two Anti-Jacksonian senators to vote againstthe censure of PresidentAndrew Jackson.[5]
Following his loss to McKinley, Moore moved nearCaddo Lake, Texas, in 1843. He died there on August 6, 1844, and was buried on the plantation of Peter Swanson.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's at-large congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Succeeded by Alabama split intocongressional districts |
| New seat | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 1st congressional district March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Governor of Alabama November 25, 1829 – March 4, 1831 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Alabama March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1837 Served alongside:William R. King | Succeeded by |
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Speakers of theAlabama House of Representatives | ||
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