Daniel Foulke Moore

Daniel Foulke Moore (July 24, 1841 – January 1, 1919) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1893 to 1898.

Early life Daniel Foulke Moore was born on July 24, 1841, in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, to Phoebe (née Foulke) and Edwin Moore. His father was a farmer in Montgomery County. Moore grew up on the family farm and attended common schools. In 1856, he attended a private school in West Chester for one term. He also attended Gwynedd Seminary, which was run by his grandfather Joseph Foulke. In November 1863, he returned to work with the Reading Company as a telegraph operator and was stationed in Phoenixville. He worked there until his resignation in January 1870.

Personal life In 1867, Moore married Melissa Conard of Upper Merion Township. They had a son, but he died at three months of age. His wife died in 1869. In 1877, Moore married Emily M. Ashenfelter, daughter of Henry Ashenfelter, of Phoenixville. They had one daughter, Martha Washington.

Moore died on January 1, 1919, in Philadelphia. He was interred at Valley Friends Burial Ground in Wayne.