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|name=Arch Alfred Moore, Sr.

|name=Arch Alfred Moore, Jr.

|image=Arch Moore of WV.jpg

|image=Arch Moore of WV.jpg

|office=28th and 30th [[Governor]] of [[West Virginia]]

|office=28th and 30th [[Governor]] of [[West Virginia]]

|preceded2=Hulett C. Smith

|preceded2=Hulett C. Smith

|succeeded2=Jay Rockefeller

|succeeded2=Jay Rockefeller

|office3=Chairman of the<br>

|office3=Chairman of the<br>[[National Governors Association]]

National Governors Association

|term_start3=September 12, 1971

|term_start3=September 12, 1971

|term_end3=June 4, 1972

|term_end3=June 4, 1972

|preceded2=Warren E. Hearnes

|preceded2=Warren E. Hearnes

|succeeded3=Marvin Mandel

|succeeded3=Marvin Mandel

|office4=[[U.S. Representative]]<br>for West Virginia's<br>1st congressional district

|office4=[[U.S. Representative]]<br>for West Virginia's<br>1st Congressional District

|term_start4=January 3, 1957

|term_start4=January 3, 1957

|term_end4=January 3, 1969

|term_end4=January 3, 1969

|resting_place=Riverview Cemetery in Moundsville

|resting_place=Riverview Cemetery in Moundsville

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Shelley Riley Moore (married 1949-2014, her death)

|spouse=Shelley Riley Moore (married 1949–2014, her death)

|children=Three children, including:<br>

|children=Three children, including:<br>

[[U.S. Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]]

[[U.S. Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]]

|occupation=[[Attorney]]

|occupation=[[Attorney]]

|alma_mater=Lafayette College<br>(Easton, [[Pennsylvania]])<br>[[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown<br> (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws)

|alma_mater=Lafayette College<br>(Easton, [[Pennsylvania]])<br>[[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown<br> (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws)

|branch=[[United States Army]]

|branch=[[United States Army]]

|serviceyears=1943–1946

|serviceyears=1943–1946

|unit=334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division

|unit=334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division

|battles=European Theater of Operations in [[World War II]]

|battles=European Theater of Operations in [[World War II]]

|awards=[[Bronze Star]]<br>[[Purple Heart]]<br>Combat Infantry Badge<br>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon<br>European Theater of Operations Ribbon<br>Three battle stars}}

|awards=[[Bronze Star]]<br>[[Purple Heart]]<br>Combat Infantry Badge<br>European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon<br>European Theater of Operations Ribbon<br>Three battle stars

}}

'''Arch Alfred Moore, Jr.''' (April 16, 1923 &ndash; January 7, 2015), was an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[West Virginia]]. His political career began as a state representative elected in 1952 even though [[Dwight Eisenhower]] lost the state to [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Adlai Stevenson]] of [[Illinois]]. He was elected as the 28th (1969-1977) and 30th [[Governor]] (1985-1989) of West Virginia. With three terms, he is the longest-serving West Virginia governor. He is the father of current [[United States Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]], like her father a [[Moderate Republican]].

'''Arch Alfred Moore, Jr.''' (April 16, 1923 &ndash; January 7, 2015), was an [[attorney]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from his native [[West Virginia]]. His political career began as a state representative elected in 1952 even though [[Dwight Eisenhower]] lost the state to [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Adlai Stevenson]] of [[Illinois]]. He was elected as the 28th (1969–1977) (with [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s two successful national campaigns) and 30th [[Governor]] (1985–1989) of West Virginia, when he was elected to a third term along with [[Ronald Reagan]]'s candidacy for reelection. With three terms, he is the longest-serving West Virginia governor. He is the father of current [[United States Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]], also a [[Moderate Republican]].

Facing mounting legal problems, Moore lost his bid for a third term in 1988 to the Democrat Gaston Caperton. He was eventually prosecuted for and pleaded guilty to five [[felony]] charges. In 1990 he was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. He served over three years before his release. As a result of his conviction, Moore was disbarred and forfeited his state gubernatorial pension. In 1995, he paid a settlement of $750,000 to the state.

Facing mounting legal problems, Moore lost his bid for a third term in 1988 to the Democrat Gaston Caperton. He was eventually prosecuted for and pleaded guilty to five [[felony]] charges. In 1990 he was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. He served over three years at the federal institution in Petersburg, [[Virginia]], until his release. As a result of his conviction, Moore was disbarred and forfeited his state gubernatorial pension.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-11-mn-214-story.html|title=Ex-W. Virginia Governor Sentenced to 5 Years and Fined|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|date=July 11, 1990|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref> In 1995, Moore paid a settlement of $750,000 to the state.

==Life and career==

==Life and career==

Moore was born in Moundsville in Marshall County in the West Virginia industrial northern panhandle along the [[Ohio River]], the son of Arch Moore, Sr. (1897-1980), and the former Genevieve Jones (1900-1984).<ref name=findagrave>Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed September 10, 2021.</ref>

Moore was born in Moundsville in Marshall County in the West Virginia industrial northern panhandle along the [[Ohio River]], the son of Arch Moore, Sr. (1897–1980), and the former Genevieve Jones (1900–1984).<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141035904/arch-alfred-moore Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (1923-2015) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed September 10, 2021.</ref> His grandfather, Forest Taylor Moore (1859–1950) was a ten-term state representative and minority leader in the West Virginia House. An uncle, Everett Franklin Moore (1885–1965), was Arch Moore's law partner who also served in the state legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2032|title=Arch Moore|author=Richard Grimes|date=January 24, 2017|publisher=''The West Virginia Encyclopedia''|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>

His grandfather, Forest Taylor Moore (1859-1950) was a ten-term state representative and minority leader in the West Virginia House. An uncle, Everett Franklin Moore (1885-1965), was Arch Moore's law partner who also served in the state legislature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2032|title=Arch Moore|author=Richard Grimes|date=January 24, 2017|publisher=''The West Virginia Encyclopedia''|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>

Moore excelled at [[basketball]] while attending Moundsville High School. Upon graduation, he worked in a factory and on an [[oil]] pipeline. He was a highly-decorated [[sergeant]] in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He received his bachelor's and law degrees from [[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown.

Moore excelled at [[basketball]] while attending Moundsville High School. Upon graduation, he worked in a factory and on an [[oil]] pipeline. He was a highly-decorated [[sergeant]] in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War II]]. He received his bachelor's and law degrees from [[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown.

Moore served a dozen years in the [[United States House of Representatives]], in which capacity he was a strong supporter of [[civil rights]] legislation in 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968. He also supported the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]. As governor, Moore established the Department of Highways and the Board of Regents to supervise the operation of state colleges and universities.<ref name=findagrave/>

Moore served a dozen years in the [[United States House of Representatives]], in which capacity he was a strong supporter of [[civil rights]] legislation in 1957, 1960, 1964, and 1968. He also supported the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]]. As governor, Moore established the Department of Highways and the Board of Regents to supervise the operation of state colleges and universities.<ref name=findagrave/>

Term-limited from running for governor in 1976, he rebounded in 1978, when he came within some  four thousand votes of unseating the popular but aged Democratic U.S. Senator [[Jennings Randolph]], a [[pro-life]] [[liberal]].

Term-limited from running for governor in 1976, he rebounded in 1978, when he came within some  four thousand votes of unseating the popular but aged Democratic U.S. Senator [[Jennings Randolph]], a [[pro-life]] [[liberal]].

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[[Category:United States Army]]

[[Category:World War II]]

[[Category:World War II]]