Daniel Foulke Moore
Moore in a 1893 publication
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Chester County district
In office
1893–1898
Serving with D. Smith Talbot, J. H. Marshall, T. J. Phillips, Plummer E. Jefferies
Preceded byDavid H. Branson, William Preston Snyder, J. G. West
Personal details
Born(1841-07-24)July 24, 1841
Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 1, 1919(1919-01-01) (aged 77)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeValley Friends Burial Ground
Wayne, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Melissa Conard
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(m. 1867; died 1869)​
    Emily M. Ashenfelter
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    ​
    (m. 1877)​
    Children2
    Occupation
    • Politician
    • telegrapher
    • businessman

    Daniel Foulke Moore (July 24, 1841 – January 1, 1919) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1893 to 1898.

    Early life

    Daniel Foulke Moore was born on July 24, 1841, in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, to Phoebe (née Foulke) and Edwin Moore. His father was a farmer in Montgomery County. Moore grew up on the family farm and attended common schools. He also attended Gwynedd Seminary, which was run by his grandfather Joseph Foulke.[1]

    Career

    At the age of 20, Moore became a telegraph operator for Reading Company in Reading, Pennsylvania. He worked for Reading Company at Reading and in Harrisburg until 1862.[1] In 1862, Moore enlisted as a private of Company E of the 128th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He served with them 18 months, participating in the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville. After the expiration of his term of service, he re-enlisted with Company D of the 31st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Pennsylvania Emergency Militia), and he remained with them for four months.[1][2] In 1863, he returned to work with the Reading Company as a telegraph operator and was stationed in Phoenixville. He worked there until his resignation in January 1870.[1]

    Moore formed a firm with E. L. Caswell called Caswell & Moore. The roofing business was based in Phoenixville and worked with tin, slate and corrugated iron roofs. The firm was originally founded in 1855 and the store was located at 237 Bridge Street.[1] In 1871, Moore was made assistant adjutant general of General J. R. Dobson of the Pennsylvania National Guard.[1][2]

    Moore was a Republican. He served as burgess in Phoenixville.[1] He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1893 to 1898.[2][3]

    Personal life

    In 1867, Moore married Melissa Conard of Upper Merion Township. They had a son, but he died at three months of age. His wife died in 1869. In 1877, Moore married Emily M. Ashenfelter, daughter of Henry Ashenfelter, of Phoenixville. They had one daughter, Martha Washington.[1]

    Moore died on January 1, 1919, in Philadelphia. He was interred at Valley Friends Burial Ground in Wayne.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 426–430. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.open access
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Daniel Foulke Moore". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
    3. ↑ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 442. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Archive.org.open access
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