Alfred Moore
| Alfred Moore | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
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In office April 21, 1800 – January 26, 1804 |
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| Nominated by | John Adams |
| Preceded by | James Iredell |
| Succeeded by | William Johnson |
| Attorney General of North Carolina | |
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In office April 22, 1782 – December 14, 1792 |
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| Governor |
Alexander Martin Richard Caswell Samuel Johnston Alexander Martin |
| Preceded by | James Iredell |
| Succeeded by | John Haywood |
| Personal details | |
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May 21, 1755 New Hanover County, North Carolina, British America |
| Died | October 15, 1810 (aged 55) Bladen County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Religion | Episcopalianism |
Alfred Moore (May 21, 1755 – October 15, 1810) was a North Carolina judge who became a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Moore Square, a park located in the Moore Square Historic District in Raleigh, North Carolina was named in his honor. Moore County, established in 1784, also in the state of North Carolina, is named in his honor. Moore was buried at the St. Philip's Church near Wilmington.
Moore was born in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Moore's father, Maurice, preceded him in the practice of law and served as a colonial judge in North Carolina. Alfred was sent to Boston to complete his education, but he returned to North Carolina and read law as an apprentice to his father before being admitted to the bar at the age of twenty.
In 1775 the American Revolutionary War broke out and Alfred served as a captain in the First Regiment, North Carolina Line, of which his uncle, James Moore, was colonel, and took part in the defense of Charleston, S.C. in June 1776. He resigned in 1777, but served in the militia against Cornwallis after the battle of Guilford Court House. The war was costly to the Moore family. British troops captured the Moore plantation and burned the family home, and Alfred’s father, brother, and an uncle were among those who served and died.
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