A. Harry Moore

Arthur Harry Moore (July 3, 1877 – November 18, 1952) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who served three nonconsecutive three-year terms as governor of New Jersey (1926–1929, 1932–1935, and 1938–1941). He is the longest-served modern governor of New Jersey and the only one elected to three terms. He also served a partial term as United States Senator from 1935 to 1938, before stepping down to begin his third term as governor.

Early life Arthur Harry Moore was born in the Lafayette section of Jersey City, New Jersey on July 3, 1877. His parents were Robert White Moore and Martha (née McCoomb) Moore, of Scots-Irish descent.

Moore, known as "Red," dropped out of local public schools to become a clerk at age thirteen.

Personal life Moore married Jennie Hastings Stevens, a neighbor, on March 28, 1911. They had no children. Moore taught the men's bible class at Lafayette Reformed Church, while Jennie taught Sunday school.