John Isaac Moore Explained

John Isaac Moore
Order1:Acting
Office1:Governor of Arkansas
Term Start1:February 15, 1907
Term End1:May 14, 1907
Predecessor1:John Sebastian Little
as Governor
Successor1:Xenophon Overton Pindall
Office2:Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Term2:1903–1905
Predecessor2:T. H. Humphreys
Successor2:William W. Cate
Office3:Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
Term3:1882
1901
1903
Office4:Member of the Arkansas Senate
Term4:1905
1907
1913
1915
Birth Date:February 7, 1856
Birth Place:Lafayette County, Mississippi
Death Place:Helena, Arkansas
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Maie Davidson Moore (1863-1936)
Children:2nd Lt. John Isaac “Ike” Moore III (1918-1944): Robert W. Moore (1923-1962)

John Isaac Moore (February 7, 1856  - March 18, 1937) was a member of the Arkansas Senate and acting governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Biography

Moore was born in Lafayette County, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1881. He studied law and was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1882. He died on March 18, 1937.[1]

Career

From 1894 to 1900, Moore served as probate judge in Phillips County, Arkansas. He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1882, 1901, and 1903. In 1903, he served as speaker of the house.

Moore was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1904. He served in the Senate in 1905, 1907, 1913, and 1915.

On February 11, 1907, Governor John Sebastian Little resigned from office due to mental and physical illness. Moore, who was president of the Senate at the time, became acting governor.[2] He served as governor until the legislature adjourned on 14 May 1907.[3]

Moore later served as a member of the Arkansas Board of State capital commissioners. He was a member of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention from 1917 to 1918.

See also

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Acting Governor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Encyclopedia of American biography: New series. Winfield Scott. Downs. American Historical. Company. Sep 22, 1939. American Historical Society. Sep 22, 2019. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Arkansas Governor John Isaac Moore. National Governors Association . August 18, 2012.
  3. Web site: State of Arkansas Governors. The US50.com. August 18, 2012.