Darius A. Moore
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Darius Alonzo Moore (April 13, 1833 – June 26, 1905) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]He was born in canton, New York, the son of John W. Moore (born 1800) and Almira (Farr) Moore (born 1811). He attended Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary. Then he became a merchant. On July 17, 1856, he married Emily Beebe (1834–1908), and they had several children.
He was Clerk of the Town of De Kalb until 1865; and Supervisor of the Town of De Kalb from 1867 to 1875.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (St. Lawrence Co., 1st D.) in 1872 and 1873.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (17th D.) in 1876 and 1877.
He was buried at the Bayside Cemetery in Potsdam, New York.
Sources
[edit]- Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York by William H. McElroy & Alexander McBride (1873; pg. 257f)
- History of De Kalb, NY[permanent dead link] transcribed from Our County and Its People: A Memorial Record of St. Lawrence County, New York by Gates Curtis (1894)
- Moore genealogy at RootsWeb