A. Harry Moore
Arthur Harry Moore | |
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39th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office January 19, 1926 – January 15, 1929 | |
Preceded by | George Sebastian Silzer |
Succeeded by | Morgan Foster Larson |
In office January 19, 1932 – January 3, 1935 | |
Preceded by | Morgan Foster Larson Governor |
Succeeded by | Clifford Ross Powell Acting Governor |
In office January 18, 1938 – January 21, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Harold G. Hoffman |
Succeeded by | Charles Edison |
United States Senator from New Jersey | |
In office January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1938 | |
Preceded by | Hamilton Fish Kean |
Succeeded by | John G. Milton |
Personal details | |
Born | July 3, 1877 Jersey City, New Jersey |
Died | November 18, 1952 Branchburg Township, New Jersey | (aged 75)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jennie Hastings Stevens |
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Arthur Harry Moore (July 3, 1877 – November 18, 1952) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 39th Governor of New Jersey, serving three terms between 1926 and 1941. He was the longest-serving New Jersey Governor in the 20th century and the only New Jersey Governor elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms. Moore represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from January 3, 1935, to January 17, 1938, when he stepped down to begin his third term as Governor of New Jersey.
Biography[]
He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on July 3, 1877, and attended public schools. He graduated from Cooper Union in New York City. Moore later graduated from the New Jersey Law School in Newark (now Rutgers Law School) and was admitted to the bar in 1922, commencing practice in Jersey City.
Moore died on November 18, 1952, at the age of 75, in Branchburg Township, New Jersey, when he suffered a stroke while driving with his wife and ran his car off the highway. His wife was only slightly injured in the crash. He was buried at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City.
Political career[]
- 1908 to 1911, Secretary to the Mayor of Jersey City
- 1911 to 1913, City Collector
- 1913 to 1925, Jersey City commissioner
- 1926 to 1929, Governor of New Jersey
- 1932 to 1935, Governor of New Jersey
- 1935 to 1938, United States Senator
- 1938 to 1941, Governor of New Jersey
As governor, Moore attained national prominence when he took charge of the investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932. After retiring as governor, Moore resumed his legal practice in Jersey City.
See also[]
- List of Governors of New Jersey
External links[]
- Biography of A. Harry Moore (PDF)[permanent dead link], New Jersey State Library
- United States Congress. "A. Harry Moore (id: M000893)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1879 births
- 1952 deaths
- Governors of New Jersey
- Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
- Rutgers University alumni
- Cooper Union alumni
- United States senators from New Jersey
- Burials at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery
- Democratic Party United States senators
- New Jersey Democrats
- Road incident deaths in New Jersey
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States