Oscar F. Moore

Oscar Fitzallen Moore (January 27, 1817 – June 24, 1885) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

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Oscar Fitzallen Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	John L. Taylor
Succeeded by	Joseph Miller
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Scioto County district
In office December 2, 1850 – January 4, 1852
Preceded by	James Rogers
Succeeded by	Wells A. Hutchins
Member of the Ohio 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
Died	June 24, 1885(1885-06-24) (aged 68) Waverly, Ohio
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

Born in Lagrange, Ohio, Moore attended the public schools and Wellsburg Academy, and was graduated from Washington (now Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, in 1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced practice in Portsmouth, 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 an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He served as lieutenant colonel and later as colonel of the Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. He resumed the practice of his profession in Portsmouth, Ohio. He died at Waverly, Ohio, June 24, 1885. He was interred in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.

Sources

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

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John L. Taylor	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 10th congressional district 1855-1857	Succeeded by Joseph Miller

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