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==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> 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 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>
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.