Paul Moore (1886– December 19, 1959) was an American businessman and founder of

Republic Aviation The Republic Aviation Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Farmingdale, New York, on Long Island, New York, Long Island. Originally known as the Seversky Aircraft Company, the company was responsible for the design and produ ...

Early life

Moore was born in 1886 and was the son of William Henry "Judge" Moore. He went to St. Paul's School in

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. Moore attended

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, graduating with the class of 1908. After graduating from Yale, Moore started his career in the law office of the

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. He enrolled at

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while there but returned to New York and completed law studies at

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, earning a law degree in 1911. During

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he was a

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with the

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in Washington.

Career

Moore became a partner in the brokerage firm Taylor, Bates & Co. in New York City. He was a director of the Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Company. Moore consolidated the gains made by his father during the "Great Merger Movement" at the turn of the 20th century. He reorganized Seversky Aircraft to form

in 1939 in Farmingdale, Long Island. He was a director and executive board member for Republic Aviation. Moore sat on the boards of several enterprises put together by his father and uncle, James Hobart Moore, including

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. He also was a director of the

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, the National Biscuit Company, and the

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Personal life

Moore married Fanny Mann Hanna on October 30, 1909, in

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. She was a daughter of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. and niece to

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and was a member of the Citizens Committee for

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of the

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. She was also the first female director of the Episcopal Church Foundation. They had two daughters and two sons. Their son, Paul Moore Jr., would go on to be the 13th Episcopal Bishop of the New York Diocese. Their son, William Moore was a banker and chairman

. Moore hired architect

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to build a mansion at 1820 S. Ocean Blvd. in

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; it was completed in 1926. He was a member of the

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, the Morris County Golf Club, and the Myopia Hunt Club. Moore died on December 19, 1959, at his home in Convent Station, Morris Township, New Jersey.

References

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