Laban T. Moore

Laban T. Moore
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's9thdistrict
In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
Preceded by	John Calvin Mason
Succeeded by	William H. Wadsworth
Member of theKentucky Senate
In office 1881
Personal details
Born	(1829-01-13)January 13, 1829 Wayne County, Virginia
Died	November 9, 1892(1892-11-09)(aged 63) Catlettsburg, Kentucky
Resting place	Ashland Cemetery
Political party	Opposition Democrat
Alma mater	Marietta College Transylvania University
Profession	Lawyer
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1861 – 1862
Rank	Colonel
Unit	14th Kentucky Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Laban Theodore Moore(January 13, 1829 – November 9, 1892) was aU.S. RepresentativefromKentucky.

Born inWayne County, Virginia(now West Virginia), nearLouisa, Kentucky,Moore attendedMarshall AcademynowMarshall Universityin Virginia and was graduated fromMarietta Collegein Ohio. He attendedTransylvania Law CollegeinLexington, Kentucky.Moore wasadmitted to the barin 1849 and commenced practice inLouisa, Kentucky.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1857 to theKentucky State House of Representatives.

Moore was elected as anOpposition Partycandidate to theThirty-sixthCongress (March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. During theCivil Warhe established and enlisted in the14th Kentucky Infantry,of which he was elected colonel on November 19, 1861. He later resigned from this position on January 1, 1862, and moved toCatlettsburg, Kentucky,where he resumed practicing law.

In 1868, Moore's wife purchased theCatlett Housein Catlettsburg. Once under his ownership, he named the house Beechmoor for the largebeech treethat stood on the property and for his surname.

Moore became a Democrat after the war and served as member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1881. He served as member of the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention in 1890 and 1891. Moore died in Catlettsburg on November 9, 1892, and was interred atAshland CemeteryinAshland, Kentucky.

References

• United States Congress."Laban T. Moore (id: M000907)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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