John W. Moore (Missouri politician) explained

John W. Moore
Order:25th
Office:Mayor of Kansas City
Term Start:1885
Term End:1886
Predecessor:Leander J. Talbott
Successor:Henry C. Kumpf
Birth Place:Kentucky, U.S.
Party:Democratic

John W. Moore (1840 – 1917) was Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1885 and a president of the Kansas City Board of Trade.

Biography

Moore was born in Kentucky and was raised near Blue Springs, Missouri.

After the American Civil War he had a freight business on the Santa Fe Trail and established an Eagle flour mill at 19th and Walnut. He had residences at 1622 McGee Street and later 2508 East 31st Street.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kclibrary.org/localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=95304 Local History – Kansas City Public Library