Author: Moore, Abraham
Biography:
MOORE, Abraham (1766-1822: History of Parliament)
He was the fourth son of Elizabeth and William Moore--a Devonshire clergyman in the family tradition. Moore performed well academically at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, and then studied law. He worked for both the first and second Earl Grosvenor, at first managing agricultural and mining developments on their estates and later acting as agent and auditor. Once called to the bar, he served on the western circuit while still carrying on his work for Grosvenor. About 1802 he married. The name of his wife has not been recorded, but they had at least six sons. He was elected MP for Shaftesbury (a riding controlled by Grosvenor) for 1820-22, but served only until August 1821 when he fled to America having been discovered to have defrauded his employer of about £80,000 which he had lost speculating on mines. He and his wife both died of yellow fever in New York about September or October 1822. His translation of Pindar was published by friends for the benefit of the children, and the Gentleman's Magazine announced a further subscription. (Stephen Farrell, "Moore, Abraham," in The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1820-1832, ed. D. R. Fisher [2009], accessed on historyofparliamentonline.org 12 Apr. 2020; GM 92:2 [1822] 569-70) HJ
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