George Henry Moore (April 20, 1823 – May 5, 1892) was an American historical writer and

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Biography

Moore was born in

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. Frank Moore, a journalist, was a brother. He moved to

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in 1839 and in 1843 graduated at

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. Before leaving college, he had become connected with the

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, as an assistant to his father,

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, the librarian, and in 1849 succeeded him as its librarian. In this position he remained until 1872, when, on the opening of the Lenox Library (now a part of the

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), he became its first superintendent. Here he remained until his death on May 5, 1892. He was a frequent contributor to historical magazines and to the proceedings of

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. The

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gave him the degree of

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Moore was elected a member of the

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in 1880.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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Works

*''The Treason of Charles Lee'' (1858) *''The Employment of

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es in the Revolutionary Army'' (1862) *''Notes on the History of

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'' (1866) *''A History of the Jurisprudence of New York'' (1872) *''Notes on the Witchcraft in Massachusetts'' (1883–85) *''Washington as an Angler'' (1887) He wrote numerous pamphlets.

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External links

New York Times Obituary
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore (author), George Henry 1823 births 1892 deaths 19th-century American historians 19th-century American male writers American librarians New York University alumni Writers from New York City People from Concord, New Hampshire Historians from New York (state) American male non-fiction writers