Gabriel Moore (1785 – August 6, 1844) was a

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, later Jacksonian and National Republican politician and fifth governor of the U.S. state of

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(1829–1831).

Life and politics

Moore was born in

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, of

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descent and some French descent. He moved to

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, in 1810. Moore served in the territorial legislatures, and was elected to the

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in 1821. He was re-elected to the United States Congress in 1827. Moore was the second Representative of the state of Alabama, and the first Representative of its First Congressional District. He served 1 term as representative of the at-large district of Alabama (1821–1823). Moore was one of four candidates in the running. Moore won with 67.57% of the vote. He served as Alabama's 1st district representative (1823–1829). In the 1823 election, he was the only candidate. Winning all 3,304 votes. In the 1825 election, he was one of two candidates, the other being

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. Moore won with 71.12% of the vote. He was elected Governor of Alabama unopposed in

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, standing as a Jacksonian. In 1831, two years into his four-year governorship, Moore resigned to seek a Class 3 spot in the

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. In response to his resignation, Moore was replaced as Governor by Alabama Senate President

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(no relation). Moore's Senate bid was successful, and he served for six years as Class 3 Senator alongside William R. King before losing out to

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in 1837, who had preceded Moore in 1831. During his tenure in the Senate, Moore also served as chairman of the House Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Following his loss to McKinley, Moore moved near

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, Texas, in 1843. He died there on August 6, 1844, and was buried on the plantation of Peter Swanson.

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