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ALFRED MOORE
was born on May 21, 1755, in New Hanover County, North
Carolina. He was sent to school in Boston and read law
under the guidance of his father, a colonial judge. Moore
was admitted to the bar in 1775 at the age of twenty.
During the Revolutionary War, Moore served as a captain
in a Continental regiment. After his father’s death
in 1777, Moore returned home and joined the militia. In
1782, he was elected to the North Carolina State Legislature
and, later that year, he was appointed Attorney General
of North Carolina. In 1792, he was elected to the State
Legislature for the second time. Three years later, Moore
lost a bid for a seat in the United States Senate. In
1789, President John Adams appointed Moore to a commission
to negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee Indians. He resigned
the following year to become a Judge of the North Carolina
Superior Court. On December 6, 1799, President John Adams
nominated Moore to the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Senate confirmed the appointment on December 10, 1799.
Moore served three years on the Supreme Court. He resigned
on January 26, 1804. He died on October 15, 1810, at the
age of fifty-five. |
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