Andrew Moore

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Andrew Moore (1752April 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, 1803-04) and the U.S. Senate (1804-1809).

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Preceded by
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 3rd congressional district

March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1793
Succeeded by
Joseph Neville
Preceded by
John Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1793 - March 3, 1797
Succeeded by
David Holmes
Preceded by
Thomas Lewis, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th congressional district

March 5, 1804 - August 11, 1804
Succeeded by
Alexander Wilson
Preceded by
Wilson C. Nicholas
United States Senator (Class 2) from Virginia
August 11, 1804 - December 3, 1804
Served alongside: William B. Giles
Succeeded by
William B. Giles
Preceded by
William B. Giles
United States Senator (Class 1) from Virginia
December 4, 1804 - March 3, 1809
Served alongside: William B. Giles
Succeeded by
Richard Brent
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