Abstract:
William Armistead Moore, a native of Edenton, NC, attended UNC-Chapel Hill and worked as a lawyer. He had a short lived military career as commander and colonel in the Civil War. In 1869, Moore was elected to complete an unfinished term in the NC House of Representatives. He then won a seat for a full term. In 1871, the governor appointed Moore a Judge of the Superior Court to complete an unfinished term.