Thomas Overton Moore
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 148 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 10,1804 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Sampson County |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | June 25,1876 |
| Died | Alexandria |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Bethiah Leonard |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Previous office | Governor of Louisiana (1860–1864) |
| Books | Annual Message to the General Assembly: January, 1861 |
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| ID | 1795227 |
Thomas Overton Moore Life story
Thomas Overton Moore was an attorney and politician who was the 16th Governor of Louisiana from 1860 until 1864 during the American Civil War. Anticipating that Louisiana's Ordinance of Secession would be passed in January 1861, he ordered the state militia to seize all U. S. military posts.
