Victor E. Moore

Victor Edward Moore (November 13, 1897 - August 22, 1982) was a Philadelphia businessman and Democratic politician. He served three terms on the Philadelphia City Council and as chairman of the Philadelphia Gas Works.

Moore was born in Illinois in 1897. After moving to Philadelphia as a child, he attended West Philadelphia High School, where he excelled in baseball and football. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, he also took up rowing, which became a lifelong pursuit. Through rowing, Moore became associated with John B. Kelly Sr., the Olympic medallist and Democratic politico. In 1935, he was elected president of the Schuylkill Navy's Malta Boat Club. He also became successful in the tool and equipment business.

Through his connections with Kelly, Moore became involved in local politics, being appointed executive secretary of the Democratic City Committee in 1940. The following year, Governor Arthur H. James appointed Moore as a Democratic member of Philadelphia's new bipartisan Registration Commission. Later that year, Moore was the subject of a write-in campaign for mayor, which city officials declared invalid. After World War II began, he became involved in the Civil Defense Corps. In 1943, there was a grand jury investigation of the Registration Commission, which Moore called a "fishing expedition." No charges were brought, and in 1945 Governor Edward Martin reappointed the entire board, including Moore. He was among the group of investors that bought the Philadelphia Eagles in 1949. In 1951, Michael DiSalle appointed Moore to a temporary post with the Korean War-era Office of Price Stabilization, a federal agency devoted to price controls.

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