Robert Moore (March 30, 1778 – January 14, 1831) was a member of the

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from

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. Moore was born on a farm near

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. He attended Washington (now Washington & Jefferson) College in Washington, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1802 and commenced practice in

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. He served as treasurer of

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from 1805 to 1811. He served in the Pennsylvania State Militia in the

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. Moore was elected as a Republican to the

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and Sixteenth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination. He was elected a member of the

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in 1820.American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
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in 1830 and 1831. He died in Beaver in 1831 and was interred in Beaver Cemetery located within the town of Beaver. A grandson,

Michael D. Harter Michael Daniel Harter (April 6, 1846 – February 22, 1896) was an American banker and politician. He served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio during the 1890s. Biography Born in 1846 in Canton, Ohio, Harter attended public schools. H ...

, was a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio.

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