Andrew Moore Politician

Andrew Moore (1752 – April 14, 1821) was an American lawyer and politician from Lexington, Virginia. He rose to the rank of captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, seeing action at Saratoga. After the war he was eventually commissioned a major general in the Virginia militia. He was a delegate to the Virginia convention that ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. He represented Virginia in both the U.S. House (1789–97, 1804) and the U.S. Senate (1804–1809).

Personal facts

Andrew Moore
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1752
Birth place
Virginia , Rockbridge County Virginia , Colony of Virginia
Date of deathApril 14, 1821
Place of death
Virginia , Lexington Virginia

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Office holder

military operations
American Revolutionary War
Battles of Saratoga
military branch
Continental Army
Virginia militia
military rank
Major general
party
Democratic-Republican Party
region
Virginia
Virginia's 3rd congressional district
Virginia's 5th congressional district
Virginia's 2nd congressional district
successor
Richard Brent (politician)
Alexander Wilson (U.S. Representative)
Joseph Neville

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