Louisiana. Governor (1860-1862 : Moore)

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Thomas O. Moore, a sugar planter of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, owned Emfield, Lodi, and Mooreland Plantations. He was a member of the Police Jury of Rapides Parish, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and a State Senator. He served as governor of Louisiana (1860-1864) and called the Secession Convention in 1861. Moore fled Louisiana after the Civil War, was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1867, and returned to Louisiana to resume his activities as a sugar planter in Rapides Parish.

From the description of Thomas Overton Moore letter, 1862 May 13. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 726849630

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  • Finance, Public
  • Taxation

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  • Confederate States of America (as recorded)
  • Louisiana (as recorded)