J. Arthur Moore (October 17, 1891 – December 20, 1979) was a lumberman, farmer and political figure in

New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The assembly's seat is located in Fredericton. It was established in Saint John ''de jure'' ...

from 1925 to 1935, from 1939 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1967. He was born in Scotchtown,

, the son of David Powers and Martha Olmstead. In 1917, he married Maude Mayes. He was defeated in a bid for reelection in 1935. Moore served as speaker for the provincial assembly from 1955 to 1960. He died in 1979.

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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1956, PG Normandin 1891 births 1979 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Queens County, New Brunswick 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{ProgressiveConservative-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub