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 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/>
-He was a member of the [[Select Committee on Small Business]].<ref>[http://americandeception.com/ad/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tax_Exempt_Foundations_Their_Impact_On_Our_Economy-US_Gov-1962-140pgs-GOV-POL-ECO.sml_.pdf TAX-EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS: THEIR IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY — CHAIRMAN'S REPORT TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 87TH CONGRESS]. ''American Deception''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> Also known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]''', it investigated tax-exempt foundations and took up a suggestion made by the [[Cox Committee]] to determine whether foundations used their privileges to [[tax evasion|evade taxes]].
+He was a member of the [[Select Committee on Small Business]].<ref>[http://americandeception.com/ad/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tax_Exempt_Foundations_Their_Impact_On_Our_Economy-US_Gov-1962-140pgs-GOV-POL-ECO.sml_.pdf TAX-EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS: THEIR IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY — CHAIRMAN'S REPORT TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 87TH CONGRESS]. ''American Deception''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> Also known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]''', it investigated tax-exempt foundations and took up a suggestion made by the [[Cox Committee]] to determine whether foundations used their privileges for the purpose of [[tax evasion]].<ref>Samson, Steven Alan. [https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1291&context=gov_fac_pubs Charity For All: B. Carroll Reece and the Tax-Exempt Foundations]. ''Liberty University''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref>
 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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	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/>
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		+	He was a member of the [[Select Committee on Small Business]].<ref>[http://americandeception.com/ad/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Tax_Exempt_Foundations_Their_Impact_On_Our_Economy-US_Gov-1962-140pgs-GOV-POL-ECO.sml_.pdf TAX-EXEMPT FOUNDATIONS AND CHARITABLE TRUSTS: THEIR IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY — CHAIRMAN'S REPORT TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 87TH CONGRESS]. ''American Deception''. Retrieved September 24, 2021.</ref> Also known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]''', it investigated tax-exempt foundations and took up a suggestion made by the [[Cox Committee]] to determine whether foundations used their privileges to [[tax evasion\|evade taxes]].

	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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 '''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 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.
+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==

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-'''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]].
+'''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 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.

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 ==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.

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 |preceded2=Hulett C. Smith
 |succeeded2=Jay Rockefeller
-|office3=Chairman of the<br>
+|office3=Chairman of the<br>[[National Governors Association]]
 |term_start3=September 12, 1971
 |term_end3=June 4, 1972
 |preceded2=Warren E. Hearnes
 |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_end4=January 3, 1969
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 |occupation=[[Attorney]]
 |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]]
 |serviceyears=1943–1946
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 |unit=334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
 |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), 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]].

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 |resting_place=Riverview Cemetery in Moundsville
 |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>
 [[U.S. Senator]] [[Shelley Moore Capito]]
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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}}
-'''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]], 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]], 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 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==
-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>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.

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