Walter Scott Moore

Walter Scott Moore
Member of the Los Angeles Common Council from the 5th ward
In office
December 11, 1880 – December 9, 1884
Preceded byWilliam B. Lawlor
Succeeded byHiram Sinsabaugh
President of the Los Angeles Common Council
In office
December 8, 1883 – December 9, 1884
Preceded byEdward Falles Spence
Succeeded byD. E. Miles
Personal details
Born(1853-12-23)December 23, 1853
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 30, 1919(1919-03-30) (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Amenaida Raphela LanFranco
(m. 1877)
Children3

Walter Scott Moore (December 23, 1853 – March 30, 1919) was the president of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council in 1883–84 and chief engineer of the city's Fire Department at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. He was ousted during an investigation into fraud in the department. He was the Republican candidate for California Secretary of State in 1886 and also ran for the state Senate.