Danny Roy Moore (August 9, 1925 – ) was an American politician who was a conservative Democratic member of the

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for one term, from 1964 until 1968. Moore was born in Haynesville,

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, the son of Capitola Touchstone Moore and Arthur Roy Moore, and brother of Catherine Moore Walker Hansbrough, George Donald Moore and Mary Celia Moore Sawyer. He had two children Danette Moore and Daniel Judson Moore, DDS. Moore graduated from Homer High School in 1942. He served in

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aboard a B-24 bomber making raids over Germany. After the war, he received a degree in civil engineering from

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, and worked as

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. He was narrowly elected to the state senate in 1964, and focused his efforts there on the creation of Lake Claiborne. Moore celebrated his 95th birthday in August 2020. He died sometime between then and April 2021, as noted in his son Daniel Judd Moore's obituary.Dignity Memorial: Dr. Judd Moore obituary
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Danny Roy 1925 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American engineers American surveyors Louisiana State University alumni Louisiana Tech University alumni Democratic Party Louisiana state senators People from Arcadia, Louisiana People from Haynesville, Louisiana People from Homer, Louisiana United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II United States Army Air Forces soldiers Year of death uncertain 20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature