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|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 – 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 – 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]], like her father 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]], untile 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==