Eugene Moore

Eugene M. Moore (July 19, 1942 – June 14, 2016) was a politician who served both as Cook County recorder of deeds and as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Early life Moore was born July 19, 1942, in Baltzer, Mississippi, the son of Sara Ella Burrell and Joseph Moore.

State representative Elected in 1992, Moore became the first African American to represent the 7th district in the Illinois House of Representatives. He would hold this party post in addition to his other offices until 2006, when he would be unseated from this party post.

Cook County Recorder of Deeds In January 1999, Moore was appointed Cook County recorder of deeds, filling the vacancy left when Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State. His appointment to replace White as recorder of deeds had been backed by county political heavyweights such as John Stroger and John P. Daley.

Nonprofit work Moore was active in local charities and organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club of West Cook County and John C. Vaughn Scholarship Fund. His funeral, held June 17 at Maywood's Second Baptist Church, of which Moore had been a longtime member and had been baptized as a kid, was attended by more than 1,400 mourners.

Electoral history Illinois House of Representatives 1992

1994

1996

1998

Cook County Recorder of Deeds 2000

2004

2008