John W. Moore (Missouri politician)

John W. Moore (1840 – 1917) was Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1885 and a president of the Kansas City Board of Trade.

John W. Moore
25th Mayor of Kansas City
In office
1885–1886
Preceded byLeander J. Talbott
Succeeded byHenry C. Kumpf
Personal details
Born1840 (1840)
Kentucky, U.S.
Died1917 (aged 76–77)
Political party Democratic

Biography

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Moore was born in Kentucky and was raised near Blue Springs, Missouri.

After the American Civil War he had a freight business on the Santa Fe Trail and established an Eagle flour mill at 19th and Walnut. He had residences at 1622 McGee Street and later 2508 East 31st Street.[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
1885–1886
Succeeded by