John M. Silver

John Moore Silver (1846 – March 17, 1912) was an American politician and sheriff from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1887 to 1890.

Early life John Moore Silver was born in 1846 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, to Zepheniah Silver.

Career Silver was a farmer. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Frederick County, Virginia. He was a court clerk.

Silver served as sheriff of Frederick County for two terms. He later succeeded Clark H. Purcell as sheriff on July 17, 1910, and served in the role until his death. She died in 1890. They had two sons, Harry and Byard. He married Anna M. Janney, daughter of Daniel Janney and niece of Eli H. Janney, of Frederick County on September 7, 1896. They had two children. He died of heart disease on March 17, 1912, aged 66, at his home in Welltown. He was buried at a cemetery in Winchester.