Andrew Moore (politician)

Andrew Moore (1752 – April 14, 1821) was an American lawyer and politician from Lexington, Virginia. Moore studied law under George Wythe and was admitted to the bar in 1774. He rose to the rank of captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, seeing action at Saratoga. After the war he was eventually commissioned a major general in the Virginia militia in 1803. He was a delegate to the Virginia convention that ratified the United States Constitution in 1788. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1791 to 1789 and from 1799 to 1800. He represented Virginia in both the U.S. House (1789–1797, 1804) and the U.S. Senate (1804–1809). He died near Lexington, Virginia; on April 14, 1821.

Electoral history

 * 1789; Moore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 84.16% of the vote, defeating Independent George Hancock.
 * 1790; Moore was re-elected unopposed.
 * 1793; Moore was re-elected unopposed.
 * 1795; Moore was re-elected unopposed.

In 1803, Moore initially lost a very close race to Thomas Lewis and Lewis was seated. But Moore contested the result and in 1804, after Congress determined that several votes were cast - for both candidates - by someone who was unqualified, Moore was declared the winner.