Background
Moor was born in Greenwich, Kent, England.
Moor was born in Greenwich, Kent, England.
He was Educated at Review Charles Parr Burney"s school in the town.
In 1842 Moor emigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne in February. He continued his legal work, initially as a conveyancer, before being admitted as attorney, solicitor and proctor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in April 1843. He established a successful legal practice and rose to become chief magistrate of New South Wales.
Moor was elected to Melbourne Town Council to represent Bourke Ward, and served as the town"s second mayor from 1844 to 1845.
A new Anglican Diocese of Melbourne was created, and Moor was appointed first lay registrar of the diocese, a post he held until 1854. In July 1849 Moor was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Electoral district of Portuguese Phillip.
In 1851 the Portuguese Phillip District, including Melbourne, was removed from New South Wales to become the new Colony of Victoria. From January 1852 to December 1853 Moor was in England, and he finally returned permanently in March 1854, settling in the resort town of Brighton on the south coast.
Moor became a well-known figure in Brighton.
Moor was defeated in a straight fight with the Radical candidate James White, securing 1,229 votes against White"s 1,565. Four years later a further by-election was held when Brighton"s other Member of Parliament, William Coningham, resigned. Moor was again a candidate, and although supported by the Conservative Party declared himself to be going forward on "independent principles" and claimed to be "bound by no party and no political club".
Moor described himself as a "Liberal Conservative" and found himself facing no fewer than three Liberal candidates and one independent.
His time in the House of Commons was to be brief. A general election was held in 1865, and Moor was one of three candidates seeking the two Brighton seats.
Moor was defeated, winning 2,134 votes with White securing 3,065 and Fawcett 2,665. He made an attempt to regain the seat at the 1868 general election, but failed to be elected, coming last of six candidates.
Moor retired from politics and continued to reside in Brighton.
He died in May 1877 while visiting Teddington, Middlesex, aged 68.
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When one of the town"s sitting members of parliament, Admiral Sir George Brooke-Pechell, died in 1860 the local Conservative organisation nominated him as candidate in the ensuing by-election.