Gabriel Moore

Gabriel Moore ( born January 1, 1785 Stokes County, North Carolina, † June 9, 1845 in Caddo, Texas ) was an American politician (Democratic Party) and the 5th Governor of Alabama. He also represented this state in both chambers of Congress.

Early years and political rise

Gabriel Moore, son of Matthew and Letita Moore, studied law at the University of North Carolina and in 1810 registered in North Carolina as a lawyer. He then moved to Mississippi Territory, where he settled down in Huntsville. There he practiced law and entered politics later. Moore was a member of the House of Representatives Houses of Mississippi and Alabama, where he in 1817 had the role of the speaker. He was also a member of the 1819 Constitutional Convention of Alabama, and 1819-1820 of the Senate of Alabama, which he chaired in 1820. Later, he was several times elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served 1821-1829.

Governor of Alabama

Moore decided in 1829 to run for governor of Alabama. He was born on August 3, 1829, practical, elected unopposed. His swearing-in ceremony took place on 25 November, 1829. During his tenure, an amendment to the state constitution was adopted that put a six-year limit for the judges of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The first railway was designed and the construction of the Tennessee River Canal in the Muscle Shoals area was begun. Furthermore, the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was negotiated. Moore had been against the establishment of the U.S. bank, defended the conclusion of public land sales, forced a change to the Criminal Code and advocated for the creation of a state penitentiary. In addition, he was also a staunch advocate of the University of Alabama, which was close to its opening.

Senator from Alabama

Moore, who was considered one of the ablest and most dazzling first governors in 1831 elected to the U.S. Senate. Then he stepped on March 3, 1831 prematurely as governor back in order to take up his duties as a senator on the following day can. Subsequently, he was still re-elected two more times. He served from 1831 to 1837 in the U.S. Senate. Later he moved in 1843 after Caddo in Texas, where he died a year later. He was married to Mary P. caller, but they divorced again.

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