Nicholas Ruxton Moore
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Nicholas Ruxton Moore was a U.S. Representative
from Maryland
.
Born near Baltimore Town, Maryland, Moore attended the common schools. He served as member of Gist's Baltimore Independent Cadets and served throughout the greater part of the Revolutionary War
, attaining the rank of captain. He also took an active part in the suppression of the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794.
Moore served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates
in 1801 and 1802. In 1802, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican
to the Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1811. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts
(Tenth
and Eleventh
Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twelfth
Congress. Moore was later appointed lieutenant colonel commandant of the sixth regimental cavalry district of Maryland on February 20, 1812.
In 1812, Moore was elected to the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth
Congresses and served from March 4, 1813, until his resignation in 1815 before the convening of the Fourteenth Congress. He again served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirteenth Congress). He died in Baltimore, Maryland, and is interred in a private cemetery near Ruxton, Maryland.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
.
Born near Baltimore Town, Maryland, Moore attended the common schools. He served as member of Gist's Baltimore Independent Cadets and served throughout the greater part of the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, attaining the rank of captain. He also took an active part in the suppression of the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794.
Moore served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
in 1801 and 1802. In 1802, he was elected as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
to the Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1811. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts
United States House Committee on Accounts
The United States House Committee on Accounts is a former committee of the United States House of Representatives from 1803 to 1927.-History:The committee was created on December 27, 1803, and was made a standing committee in 1805....
(Tenth
10th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...
and Eleventh
11th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810...
Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twelfth
12th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :During this congress, one new House seat was added for the new state of Louisiana.- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: William H. Crawford -House of Representatives:*Speaker: Henry Clay...
Congress. Moore was later appointed lieutenant colonel commandant of the sixth regimental cavalry district of Maryland on February 20, 1812.
In 1812, Moore was elected to the Thirteenth
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
and Fourteenth
14th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congresses and served from March 4, 1813, until his resignation in 1815 before the convening of the Fourteenth Congress. He again served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Thirteenth Congress). He died in Baltimore, Maryland, and is interred in a private cemetery near Ruxton, Maryland.