Background
Moore, Robert Lee was born on November 27, 1867 in near Scarboro, Screven Company, Georgia, United States. Son of Zach and Mary (Jackson) Moore.
Moore, Robert Lee was born on November 27, 1867 in near Scarboro, Screven Company, Georgia, United States. Son of Zach and Mary (Jackson) Moore.
He attended Scarboro Academy, Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia, and Moore’s Business University in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated in 1890 with a Bachelor of Laws (Business Level) from the UGA School of Law in Athens and was a member of Demosthenian Literary Society while a studend.
Moore gained admission to the state bar, and began the practice of law in Statesboro, Georgia. From 1906 to 1907, Moore was the Mayor of Statesboro. He was the solicitor general of Georgia"s middle judicial circuit from 1913 to 1916.
Moore was elected in 1922 as a Democrat to represent Georgia"s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the 68th Congress.
After unsuccessfully running for reelection to that seat in 1924, Moore returned to practicing law in Statesboro. He died there on January 14, 1940, and was buried in City Cemetery in that same city.
Member 68th Congress (1923-1925), 1st Georgia.
Married Laura Alderman, of Melrose, Florida, June 22, 1893.