From: KyArchives [Archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:54 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Moore.Thomas.P.1795.Mercer.BIOS Thomas P. Moore 1795 - July 21, 1853 Mercer County KyArchives Biography Author: The Biographical Encyclopaedia of Kentucky, J. M. Armstrong & Company Hon. Thomas P. Moore was born in 1795, in Charlotte County, Virginia; he was an officer in the war of 1812; was elected several times member of the Kentucky Legislature; was a member of Congress, from Kentucky, from 1823 to 1829; was Minister to the Republic of Columbia, in 1829; was a lieutenant-colonel in the regular army, during the war with Mexico; and was a member of the last Constitutional Convention, in 1849. He was a fine public speaker, a brave soldier, a man of fine talents, and would have filled with honor almost any position in life. Col. Moore died July 21, 1853, at his residence, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Submitted by: Sandi Gorin http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/