American politician from Arizona
Robert Lee Moore was an American politician from Arizona. He served four terms in the Arizona State Senate , the first during the 6th and 7th Arizona State Legislatures , holding the seat from Navajo County , and then again during the 13th and 14th Arizona State Legislatures .[ 1] He was long-time engineer on the Santa Fe Railway .
Biography
Moore was from Central City, Kentucky , before moving to Winslow, Arizona in approximately 1900.[ 2] He was married to Minnie Moore, and they had one son, Robert.[ 3] Moore was an engineer on the Santa Fe Railroad for 39 years, working the Winslow, Arizona to Gallup, New Mexico run, retiring in April 1940.[ 4] [ 5]
In 1922, Moore ran for the Arizona State Senate seat from Navajo County . He defeated E. A. Sawyer in the Democrat's primary, by a more than 2-1 margin, and then easily defeated the incumbent Republican James Scott in the general election.[ 6] [ 7] He ran for and won re-election in 1924.[ 8] He ran election again in 1928, against incumbent G. W. Nelson , but lost in the Democrat primary.[ 9] In 1936, he once again ran for the State Senate. He was unopposed in the Democrat primary, and easily defeated his Republican opponent, A. R. Kliendienst, in the general election.[ 10] [ 11] He was re-elected in 1938.[ 12] He spent the last year of his life at the Santa Fe Railroad Hospital in Los Angeles, California where he died on June 22, 1942.[ 4]
References
^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966" . State of Arizona. pp. 7– 8. Retrieved March 11, 2022 .
^ "Robert Lee Moore" . Messenger-Inquirer . June 25, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Obituary: Moore" . The Los Angeles Times . June 23, 1942. p. 16. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b "Former Senator Dies" . Arizona Daily Star . June 24, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Former Senator Dies In Los Angeles" . Tucson Daily Citizen . June 23, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Official Returns of Primary Election of Navajo County, September 12, 1922" . The Holbrook News . September 29, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Official Election Returns of Navajo County" . The Holbrook News . December 1, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Solons Meet At State House Monday For Seventh Session Of Legislature in Arizona" . The Arizona Republican . January 7, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Many Contests In Sight In Navajo County As 57 Candidates File For Offices On Leading Party Tickets" . The Arizona Republican . August 17, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Arizona Solons Leaving Places" . Arizona Daily Star . August 23, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Navajo" . Arizona Republic . November 4, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Liquor Control Measure Nears Executive Desk" . Arizona Daily Star . January 28, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .