William Henry "Judge" Moore

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1848 – 1923

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Who was William Henry "Judge" Moore?

William Henry Moore was an attorney and financier. He organized and promoted or sat as a director for several steel companies that were merged with among others the Carnegie Steel Company to create United States Steel. He and his brother Hobart helped create the Diamond Match Company, National Biscuit Company, First National Bank, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the American Can Company, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the Continental Fire Insurance Company, the Western Union Telegraph Company, the American Cotton Oil Company, and Bankers Trust. Moore was an avid and expert horsemen.

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Born
1848
Also known as
  • William Henry Moore
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Died
Jan 11, 1923

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on July 23, 2013

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