A. Harry Moore

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Arthur Harry Moore
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	George Sebastian Silzer
Succeeded by	Harold G. Hoffman
In office January 18, 1938 – January 21, 1941
Preceded by	Harold G. Hoffman
Succeeded by	Charles Edison
U.S. Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey
In office January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1938
Preceded by	Hamilton Fish Kean
Succeeded by	John G. Milton
Born	July 3, 1879 Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	November 18, 1952 Branchburg Township, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jennie Hastings Stevens
Religion	Christian Reform

Arthur Harry Moore (Jersey City, New Jersey in July 3, 1879 – Branchburg Township, New Jersey in November 18, 1952) was a Democrat who was 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.

A. Harry Moore attended public schools and graduated from Cooper Union in New York City. Moore later graduated from the New Jersey Law School at Newark (now a part of Rutgers University) and was admitted to the bar in 1922, commencing practice in Jersey City.

[edit] 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 1928, 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.

Moore is buried at New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City.

[edit] See also

• List of Governors of New Jersey

[edit] External links

• Biography of A. Harry Moore (PDF), New Jersey State Library

• A. Harry Moore at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for A. Harry Moore

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