Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – August 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.[1]
Sydenham Moore | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Smith |
| Succeeded by | District inactive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sydenham Moore May 25, 1817 Rutherford County, Tennessee |
| Died | August 20, 1862 (aged 45) Richmond, Virginia |
| Resting place | City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Early life
editBorn in Rutherford County, Tennessee, Moore pursued classical studies. He attended the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1833-1836. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greensboro, Alabama. He owned slaves.[2] He served as judge of Greene County court 1840-1846 and 1848-1850. He served as judge of the circuit court in 1857. He served in the war with Mexico as captain in Colonel Coffey's regiment of Alabama Infantry from June 1846 to June 1847. Moore was elected brigadier general of Alabama Militia.[1]
Congress
editMoore was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1857, until January 21, 1861, when he withdrew.[1]
Civil War
editDuring the Civil War served as colonel of the 11th Regiment Alabama Infantry in the Confederate States Army. He died in Richmond, Virginia, from wounds received in the Battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862. He was interred in the City Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama.[1] Moore's journal and other personal papers remain in Montgomery, Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History.[3]
References
edit- United States Congress. "Sydenham Moore (id: M000918)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d "Moore, Sydenham, (1817 - 1862)". United States Congress. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-06
- ^ "Sydenham Moore family papers". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved 25 May 2017.