Thomas Moore

U.S. Congressperson

1759 – 1822

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Who was Thomas Moore?

Thomas Moore was a member of the United State House of Representatives and planter from South Carolina.

Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Moore served in the during the Revolutionary War, taking part in the Battle of Cowpens at the age of 16. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives to 1794 to 1799. In 1800, he was elected a Democratic-Republican to the seventh congress, serving from 1801 to 1813. He served as a brigadier general in the War of 1812 and afterwards engaged in planting. Moore was one of the founders of the first high schools in Spartanburg District. In 1814, he was elected to the Fourteenth Congress, serving again from 1815 to 1817. Afterwards, he resumed engaging in agricultural pursuits. He died in Moores Station, South Carolina, in 1822 and was interred in Moore's Burying Ground.

According to one source, he was the brother of the legendary heroine of Cowpens, Kate Barry.

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Born
1759
Spartanburg County
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • South Carolina
Died
Jul 11, 1822

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on July 23, 2013

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