Charles B. Moores
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| 18th Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
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In office 1895–1896 |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 34th district |
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In office 1895–1896 |
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| Constituency | Marion County |
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| Born | August 6, 1849 Benton, Missouri |
| Died | January 5, 1930 (aged 80) Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah E. Chamberlain |
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Willamette University University of Michigan |
Charles Bruce Moores (August 6, 1849 – January 5, 1930) was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of Missouri, he came from a family of politicians including his father John H. Moores, his grandfather Isaac R. Moores, and uncle Isaac R. Moores, Jr. who all served in the Oregon Legislature. A Republican, he served as the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives during his sole term in the House in 1895.
Charles Moores was born to John H. Moores and Virginia Lafayette Lamon on August 6, 1849, in Benton, Missouri. In 1852, the family moved to the Oregon Territory over the Oregon Trail, arriving in November. This included his grandfather Isaac and uncle Isaac, junior. After living in Portland for a few months, the family relocated south to Salem in March 1853. Moores received his education there where he attended Willamette University, graduating in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. One of his classmates was Theodore Thurston Geer, later Governor of Oregon.
Moores then worked as draughtsman for the Oregon and California Railroad and in their real estate office, working a total of five years for the railroad in Portland before moving to the East Coast in 1874. In Washington, DC, he enrolled in a business college before relocating again to Pennsylvania where he studied law at the University of Pennsylvania. Moores then finished his legal studies at the University of Michigan where he graduated from in 1877 with a bachelor of laws degree with honors before returning to Salem where he lived for 45 years. In Salem, he passed the bar and briefly practiced law.
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