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    Arch A. Moore Jr.

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      • ARCH A. MOORE JR. was born in Moundsville, West Virginia. A recipient of the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, Governor Moore is a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1948 and a law degree in 1951 from West Virginia University.

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    Personal life. References. Further reading. External links. Arch A. Moore Jr. 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.

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2015/01/09 › usArch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91

    Jan 9, 2015 · Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was born into Republican politics in Moundsville, W.Va., on April 16, 1923, the grandson of the mayor and the nephew of a minority leader in the House of Delegates. He...

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  6. www.wvencyclopedia.org › articles › 2032e-WV | Arch Moore - wvencyclopedia.org

    Arch attended Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and later West Virginia University. From 1943 to 1946, he served as an army infantryman and earned the rank of combat sergeant. He was severely wounded when a bullet struck the right side of his face and had to learn to talk again during his long hospital recovery.

  7. www.nga.org › governor › arch-a-mooreArch A. Moore - National Governors Association

    ARCH A. MOORE JR. was born in Moundsville, West Virginia. A recipient of the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, Governor Moore is a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1948 and a law degree in 1951 from West Virginia University.

  8. www.washingtonpost.com › politics › arch-moore-jrArch Moore Jr., charismatic W.Va. governor convicted of ...

    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...

  9. apnews.com › article › a47e5449986d475280b785fdc8bdf14fFormer West Virginia Gov. Arch Moore dies at 91 | AP News

    Jan 8, 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.

  10. moore.lib.wvu.edu › aboutArch Moore Photographs

    Arch Alfred Moore Jr. served three terms as Governor of West Virginia (1969-1977, 1985-1989). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection for governor in 1988. Previously, he was elected as a Republican to five terms in the United States House of Representatives, serving from January 3, 1957-January 3, 1969.