Education
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Moore was appointed Secretary of State of Texas by Governor Sul Ross on January 21, 1887 at the age of 25. He served throughout Governor Ross"s term. Moore"s son, John Junior., served as a two-term Mayor of Richmond, Texas and a two-term judge in Fort Bend County, Texas.
The younger Moore"s son, Hilmar, was the Mayor of Richmond, and the longest-serving elected official in the United States, having served 30 terms from 1949 until Moore"s death on December 4, 2012.
Moore was elected a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1896.
