Eliakim H. Moore
Eliakim Hastings Moore (June 19, 1812 – April 4, 1900) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1869 to 1871.
Biography
Moore was born to David & Dolly (Hastings) Moore in Boylston, M*achusetts, and moved with his parents to Marietta, Ohio and in 1817 to Athens County, Ohio. He attended the common schools, and later educated himself at night as a civil engineer.
Moore served as County surveyor from 1836-1846, and later as Auditor for Athens County from 1846-1860. He served as collector of internal revenue for the Marietta-Athens district of Ohio from 1862-1866, later organizing the First National Bank of Athens in 1863 and was connected therewith as president and director until about 1895.
Moore was elected as a Republican to the Forty-first Congress (March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871), but was not a candidate for renomination in 1870. After politics, he engaged in railroad enterprises in Athens, Ohio, as well as being a Trustee of Ohio University at Athens.
Moore died in Athens April 4, 1900, and was interred in West Union Street Cemetery.
The mathematician E. H. Moore was his grandson.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Eliakim H. Moore (id: M000896)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
:This article incorporates:public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
External links
- Descendants of Thomas Hastings website
- Descendants of Thomas Hastings on Facebook