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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 8, 2015 · Published 7:42 PM PDT, January 7, 2015. CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — Former Gov. Arch Alfred Moore Jr., whose guilty pleas to federal corruption charges overshadowed his record as his era’s most successful Republican in Democrat-dominated West Virginia, died Wednesday. He was 91.
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...
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 · July 11, 1990 12 AM PT. From Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former three-term Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr., convicted of corruption and characterized as remorseless by prosecutors, was...
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. He was the state’s 28th governor and also the first West Virginia governor to serve as chairman of the National Governors Conference.
Jan 8, 2015 · PARKERSBURG – Former Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr., whose charisma and leadership led him to become the dominant Republican force in West Virginia for more than 30 years, died Wednesday. He was...
