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Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (April 16, 1923 – January 7, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia. He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952.
Jan 9, 2015 · Arch A. Moore Jr., a charismatic populist who served six terms in Congress and three terms as governor of West Virginia before being convicted in 1990 on widespread corruption charges and having...
Jan 9, 2015 · Arch A. Moore Jr., the only West Virginia governor to serve three four-year terms, beginning in 1969, and the first sitting governor of the state to be formally charged with a crime, for...
Jul 11, 1990 · Former three-term Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr., convicted of corruption and characterized as remorseless by prosecutors, was sentenced Tuesday to five years and 10 months in prison and fined $170,000.
Jan 8, 2015 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr. possessed personal charisma, strong oratory gifts and an uncanny ability to recall names — attributes that helped him score important political victories and establish himself as the most successful Republican of his era in a Democrat-dominated state.
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (April 16, 1923-January 7, 2015), a Republican from the Northern Panhandle, became the first West Virginia governor in 100 years to serve a second term, and he returned later for a third.
Jan 7, 2015 · A rch A. Moore Jr., one of West Virginia’s most notable and controversial politicians during three terms as governor and six terms in Congress, whose political career ended after he pleaded...