Ellen Bryan Moore
| Ellen Bryan Moore | |
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| Louisiana Register of State Lands | |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Preceded by | Lucille May Grace |
| Succeeded by | Lucille May Grace |
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In office 1960–1976 |
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| Preceded by | Missing |
| Succeeded by | Elected office abolished |
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April 13, 1912 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 20, 1999 (aged 86) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Magnolia Cemetery in Baton Rouge |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Missing (divorced) (2) D. Haywood Moore |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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(1) Moore joined the Women's Army Corps during World War II and once recruited three hundred women at one time to join the auxiliary group of the United States Army. (2) Moore was only the third woman in history to be inducted into the Louisiana State University Hall of Distinction in her native Baton Rouge. (3) Moore's father was fired as warden at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, then in Baton Rouge, in a dispute with then Governor Huey P. Long, Jr. (4) Moore was active in the Democratic Party within Louisiana and did not join other anti-Long figures in sometimes endorsing Republican presidential nominees. (5) As an educator, Moore started the first soup kitchen in Baton Rouge to assist families of her disadvantaged pupils. |
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(1) Moore joined the Women's Army Corps during World War II and once recruited three hundred women at one time to join the auxiliary group of the United States Army.
(2) Moore was only the third woman in history to be inducted into the Louisiana State University Hall of Distinction in her native Baton Rouge.
(3) Moore's father was fired as warden at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, then in Baton Rouge, in a dispute with then Governor Huey P. Long, Jr.
(4) Moore was active in the Democratic Party within Louisiana and did not join other anti-Long figures in sometimes endorsing Republican presidential nominees.
Ellen Bryan Moore (April 13, 1912 – February 20, 1999) was a pioneer of women in Louisiana politics, having served in the formerly elected office of "Register of State Lands" from 1952–1956 and 1960-1976. She served during World War II as a captain in the Women's Army Corps.
A Baton Rouge native, Moore was the granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin Bryan, a former Baton Rouge mayor, who served during the 1880s. Her father was the warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary until he was dismissed in a dispute with then Governor Huey P. Long, Jr. Moore spent her early years growing up at the manager's residence when the penitentiary was in Baton Rouge, instead of the present site at rural Angola in West Feliciana Parish near St. Francisville. She was frequently in contact with prisoners, who grew the food required to operate the penitentiary.
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