Nicholas Ruxton Moore (July 21, 1756October 7, 1816) was a

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. Born near

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in the

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, Moore attended the common schools. He served as a member of Gist's Baltimore Independent Cadets and served throughout the greater part of the Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of captain. He served as the commander of the ''Baltimore Light Dragoons'' during the conflict.Nicholas Ruxton Moore historic marker
Retrieved: February 4, 2016. While in service, Moore wrote to

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to request an acceptance of his resignation from the Army; George Washington, through a letter written by

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, granted permission for Moore to resign provided he had all his accounts settled with his regiment. He also took an active part in the suppression of the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. In 1794, Moore purchased a property north of Baltimore known as "Bosley's Adventure", a farm containing 350-acres located just north of the modern Lake Roland. The area in which his property was located is generally referred to as Ruxton-Riderwood, Maryland. Moore served as a member of the

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in 1801 and 1802. In 1803, he was elected as a

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to the Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1803, to March 3, 1811. During that time he served as an at-large delegate from 1803 to 1807 and represented the 5th district from 1807 to 1811. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts ( Tenth and

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Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twelfth Congress. Moore was later appointed lieutenant colonel commandant of the sixth regimental cavalry district of Maryland on February 20, 1812. In 1812, Moore was elected to the

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and Fourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1813, until his resignation in 1815 before the convening of the Fourteenth Congress. He again served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirteenth Congress). He died in Baltimore.Baltimore Patriot, October 8, 1816.

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