Sydenham Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alabama's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861
Preceded byWilliam R. Smith
Succeeded byDistrict inactive
Personal details
Born
Sydenham Moore

(1817-05-25)May 25, 1817
Rutherford County, Tennessee
DiedAugust 20, 1862(1862-08-20) (aged 45)
Richmond, Virginia
Resting placeCity Cemetery, Greensboro, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
 Confederate States
Battles/warsMexican–American War
American Civil War

Sydenham Moore (May 25, 1817 – August 20, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.[1]

Early life

Born 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

Moore 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

During 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

  • United States Congress. "Sydenham Moore (id: M000918)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Moore, Sydenham, (1817 - 1862)". United States Congress. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-06
  3. ↑ "Sydenham Moore family papers". Alabama Department of Archives & History. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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