Marshall F. Moore
Marshall Frank Moore | |
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| 7thGovernor of Washington Territory | |
| In office 26 August 1867 – 5 April 1869 | |
| Preceded by | George Edward Cole |
| Succeeded by | Alvan Flanders |
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| Born | February 12, 1829 Binghamton, New York |
| Died | February 26, 1870(aged 41) Olympia, Washington |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Van Trump |
| Children | 3 |
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| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |  Colonel Bvt.Major General |
| Commands | 69th Ohio Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Marshall Frank Moore(12 February 1829 – 26 February 1870) was anAmerican Civil Warveteran, attorney, and the seventh Governor ofWashington Territory.
Biography
[edit]Moore was born inBinghamton, New York,Broome County, on 12 February 1829. He attendedYale University.He married Francis Fanny Van Trump on 7 June 1859. The couple had three children; Mary Louise, Frances, and Thomas.[1]
Career
[edit]Moore served as a state judge in the Common Pleas Court and as a prosecuting attorney inSioux City, Iowa.[2]
Moore joined theUnion Armyduring the civil war and served underGeorge McClellanin Virginia and underSherman.The colonel commanded the69th Ohio Infantry Regimentand led various brigades for much of the war. He was at Rich Mountain, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Jonesboro and Missionary Ridge. He resigned in 1864 and was brevetted major general on 13 March 1865.
Moore was Governor ofWashington Territoryfrom 1867 to 1869. He was accompanied toOlympia, Washington,by his brother-in-law, Philemon Beecher Van Trump, who served as Moore's private secretary. Moore was a delegate to theUnited States CongressfromWashington Territoryin 1868.[3]He also was an attorney inNew Orleans.
Death
[edit]Moore died in Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, on 26 February 1870. He is interred at Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington.
References
[edit]- ^"Marshall Frank Moore: Territorial Governor".Government of Washington.Archivedfrom the original on March 30, 2022.RetrievedMarch 30,2022.
- ^Meany, Edmond Stephen(1915).Governors of Washington, territorial and state.Seattle:University of Washington Press.pp. 34–36.LCCN16015657.OCLC13072753.OL6588833M.RetrievedMarch 30,2022– viaInternet Archive.
- ^"Marshall F. Moore".The Political Graveyard.RetrievedOctober 10,2012.
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