Alfred Moore

Alfred Moore ( born May 21, 1755 New Hanover County, North Carolina, † October 15, 1810 in Bladen County, North Carolina) was an American politician, lawyer and judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Family

Moore was born as the son of a respected lawyer and judge. His parents first sent him to Boston to finish his education. From there, however, he soon returned to North Carolina and helped in his father's law firm. In 1775 he was admitted to the bar. Around 1780 he married Suzanne Eagles.

Policy Achievements

After the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1775 Moore joined the army and fought in the rank of colonel in the defense of Charleston (South Carolina). In 1777 he left the army and was elected to the Senate from North Carolina. From 1782 to 1791 he was Attorney General of North Carolina. As a staunch Federalist, he supported a strong federal government and carried large share of the ratification of the Constitution by North Carolina, which had been there yet rejected in 1788. After his retirement as Attorney General Moore worked as a lawyer, worked as a deputy in the House of Representatives from North Carolina still active in politics and served in the years 1798/99 as a judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina. The choice for U.S. Senator Moore lost very scarce with only one voice.

Supreme Court Justice

After the sudden death of Supreme Court Justice James Iredell, President John Adams Moore appointed as his successor. Because of his poor health, he participated in the work of the court only little part. During the five years of his tenure, he wrote only one sentence.

Later life and death

After the end of his term in 1804 he was involved in the founding of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Moore died in 1810 and is buried in the cemetery of Saint Philip 's Episcopal Church in Southport.