Henry Dunning Moore

Henry Dunning Moore ( born April 13, 1817 in Goshen, Orange County, New York; † August 11, 1887 in Leadville, Colorado ) was an American politician. Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1828 Henry Moore came with his parents to New York City, where he attended public schools. He then worked in the tailoring trade. In 1844 he came to Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, where he acted with mahogany wood and marble. Politically, he joined the Whig party to.

In the congressional elections of 1848, Moore became the third electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeded the Democrats Charles Brown on March 4, 1849. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1853 two legislative sessions. These were shaped by the events leading up to the Civil War, and especially of the discussions about slavery. Among other things, introduced by U.S. Senator Henry Clay Compromise of 1850 was passed.

In 1852, Moore gave up another candidacy. He continued his political career and became a member of the Republican Party, founded in 1854. In 1856, he competed unsuccessfully for the office of Mayor of Philadelphia; in May 1860 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in part in Chicago, was nominated on the Abraham Lincoln as a presidential candidate. Between 1861 and 1865 he was with a brief interruption of Finance ( State Treasurer ) of Pennsylvania. From 1869 to 1871 he directed the customs authorities at the port of Philadelphia. He then traveled to Europe. Between 1871 and 1877 he lived in Saint Petersburg, Russia. After his return to the United States he went into the silver mining business in Colorado. Since 1885, he led near Leadville known under the name of The Daisy mines. There, Henry Moore on August 11, 1887 and passed away. He was buried in Philadelphia.