A. Harry Moore

Arthur Harry Moore (July 3, 1877 – November 18, 1952) was an American attorney and politician of the Democratic Party who served three nonconsecutive three-year terms as governor of New Jersey (1926–1929, 1932–1935, and 1938–1941). He is the longest-served modern governor of New Jersey and the only one elected to three terms. He also served a partial term as United States Senator from 1935 to 1938, before stepping down to begin his third term as governor.

Arthur Harry Moore
Moore, c.1937
39th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 19, 1926  January 15, 1929
Preceded byGeorge Sebastian Silzer
Succeeded byMorgan Foster Larson
In office
January 19, 1932  January 3, 1935
Preceded byMorgan Foster Larson
Succeeded byClifford Ross Powell (acting)
In office
January 18, 1938  January 21, 1941
Preceded byHarold G. Hoffman
Succeeded byCharles Edison
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
January 3, 1935  January 17, 1938
Preceded byHamilton Fish Kean
Succeeded byJohn G. Milton
Personal details
BornJuly 3, 1877
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedNovember 18, 1952(1952-11-18) (aged 75)
Branchburg Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJennie Hastings Stevens
Alma materCooper Union
New Jersey Law School (LLB)
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