About William Orville Moore
Lived 1841 – 1913 (aged 72). William Orville Moore was an American politician.
William Orville Moore (February 17, 1841 – October 3, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing his native Wythe County for one session until his death in 1913.
Moore enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Cavalry. He served until the end of the war, being promoted up to colonel just before the fall of Richmond.
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Who was William Orville Moore?
American politician, Virginia (1841-1913)
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William Orville Moore was born on 17 February 1841 in Wythe County.
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William Orville Moore died on 3 October 1913 in Wytheville.
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William Orville Moore was a politician.
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William Orville Moore was American.
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