About John T. Moore
Lived 1844 – 1917 (aged 72). John T. Moore was a Canadian politician and businessperson.
John Thomas Moore (3 July 1844 – 5 June 1917) was a Canadian businessman and politician from Alberta.
Early life John Thomas Moore was born 3 July 1844, in the Markham Township of Canada West to William Kerr and Isabella Moore. He attended school in Berlin, Ontario where his father would become a successful businessman. He was also an advocate of awarding the provincial capital to Red Deer.
Moore attempted to run for a second term in office but was defeated in the 1909 Alberta general election by Independent candidate Edward Michener.
Later life
Moore return to Toronto and died there of a heart attack in 1917. Moore's will provided his new wife inherited everything with a minor legacy to his daughter, while his sons got nothing.
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Canadian politician
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John T. Moore was born on 3 July 1844 in Markham.
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John T. Moore died on 5 June 1917 in Toronto.
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John T. Moore was a politician and businessperson.
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John T. Moore was Canadian.
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