Background
Moore was born in Holt County, Missouri.
Moore was born in Holt County, Missouri.
He attended public school and a teachers" training school.
Moore was deputy county assessor in 1894, and a county auditor from 1895 to 1898. He moved to Idaho in 1899, where he taught school and worked in real estate. Moore co-founded the town of Ashton, Idaho.
He was postmaster of Saint Anthony from 1908 to 1913.
He was elected the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho in 1918 and served in that capacity during the administration of Governor Doctorate. West. Davis. In 1922 Moore was elected Governor of Idaho, defeating Progressive H. F. Samuels and former Democratic Governor Moses Alexander.
Moore became the first person in Idaho history to successfully run for governor after serving as lieutenant governor. He was reelected in 1924, by defeating Samuels and Democrat A. L. Freehafer.
After leaving office, Moore returned to his real estate career.
In 1929, he was appointed to as the United States. Land Commissioner. Moore died from a stroke on March 19, 1958, in Saint Anthony, Idaho. He is interred at the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Moore served in the Idaho Legislature as a member of the Idaho State House of Representatives from 1903 to 1906.