Moore, Miles C. (Miles Conway), 1845-1919

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1845-04-17

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Miles C. Moore was born April 17, 1845, in Rix Mills, Ohio. He emigrated to Walla Walla, Washington in 1863. In March, 1873 he married Mary E. Baker, daughter of Dorsey S. Baker, a prominent Walla Walla resident and co-founder of Baker-Boyer Bank. In 1884 he was chairman of the republican territorial convention, and in March 1889 he was named territorial governor of Washington, a position he held until Washington was admitted to statehood on November 13, 1889. In 1903 he was elected president of the Washington State Bankers' association. He also served on the Board of Trustees at Whitman College. He died in Walla Walla on December 18, 1919.

From the guide to the Miles C. Moore Family Papers, 1865-1928, (Whitman College and Northwest Archives)

Governor of Washington Territory.

From the description of Papers, [ca. 1895]. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853138

B. near Rex Mills, Ohio; family moved to Wisconsin 1857. Prospector in Montana and Washington 1860s. Last territorial governor of Washington.

From the description of Reminiscences, 1915. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13767757

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