Abraham Moore

Abraham Moore
Member of the Parliament of England
for Shaftesbury
In office
6 March 1820 – 20 April 1822
Serving with Edward Harbord
Personal details
Born(1766-07-02)2 July 1766
Died1 November 1822(1822-11-01) (aged 56)
New York
EducationEton College
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge

Abraham Moore (2 July 1766 – 1 November 1822) was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Shaftesbury.

Biography

Moore was descended from a family of clergymen from Devon. Moore was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge. In the 1820 United Kingdom general election, he was elected for the constituency of Shaftesbury in Dorset. In 1822, he resigned his seat was replaced by Lord Robert Grosvenor. Later that year he and his wife both died of yellow fever in New York leaving six sons as orphans in poverty.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "MOORE, Abraham (1766-1822), of 8 King's Bench Walk, Temple, London | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Archived from the original on 2025-04-26. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  2. ↑ "Abraham Moore". University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  3. ↑ "Mr Abraham Moore (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-03.