Edward Roberts Moore (1894–1952) was a

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and

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. He served as

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of historic St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, New York from 1937 until his death in 1952. He was Director of the Division of Social Action of the Catholic Charities of the

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Social action

Ordained a priest in 1919, Moore was a professor at the

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before retiring from social work to devote his full attention to his duties as Pastor of St Peter's. Moore was a member of the city's

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Clearance Committee under

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Fiorello La Guardia Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Raffaele Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and served as the 99th mayor of New Yo ...

and a member of the first Board of the

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in 1934. According to a history of the NYC housing authority, Moore "once escorted the former King of England, then the

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on a tour of Housing Authority Developments." "Moore Houses" a New York City Housing Authority Development is named in honor of Moore and is located in the Melrose section of the

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Youth work

A former Archdiocesan Director of the

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, Moore served as National Director of the Catholic Committee on

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from 1933-1947. In 1940 he was awarded the

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of the

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Works

*The Case Against Birth Control, The Century Co., NY, 1931 *Heart in Pilgrimage ramatic novel of the life of Mother Seton, foundress of the Sisters of Charity 1948 *Roman Collar, The Macmillan Company, NY 1950

References

*http://www.catholicscouting.org/NCCS_History/NCCS_Chronology/nccs_chronology.html *http://www.catholicscouting.org/NCCS_History/Personnel/personnel.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20070806022223/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/about/nycha70_name.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Edward Roberts 1894 births 1952 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests American male non-fiction writers American Roman Catholic writers Fiorello La Guardia political appointees

Social action

Youth work

Works

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