William Henry Moore | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Portrait_of_William_Henry_Moore.jpg) Moore circa 1905 | |
| Born | October 20, 1848 |
| Died | January 11, 1923 (aged 74) |
| Children | Edward S. Moore, Paul Moore Sr. |
William Henry ("Judge") Moore (October 28, 1848 – January 11, 1923) was an American attorney and financier.[1] He organized and promoted or sat as a director for several steel companies that were merged with among others the Carnegie Steel Company to create United States Steel.[2] He and his brother James Hobart Moore helped create the Diamond Match Company, National Biscuit Company, First National Bank, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, the American Can Company, the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the Continental Fire Insurance Company, the Western Union Telegraph Company, the American Cotton Oil Company, and Bankers Trust. Moore was an avid and expert horseman.[3][4]
- ^ "W. H. Moore, Lawyer and Horseman, Dies. Known Internationally as a Breeder and Exhibitor of Thoroughbreds". New York Times. January 12, 1923. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
William H. Moore, one of the best known lawyers In the United States and who was active in the organization of many large corporations, died suddenly last ...
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Judge W.H. Moore's Entries Awarded Four Blue Ribbons. Miss Mollie Maxwell Wins in Two Classes and Mrs. Grosvenor Gets One Victory. Keen Coaching Rivalry". New York Times. May 7, 1903.
- ^ "Judge Moore's Entry Beaten for Chief Trophy at Brooklyn Show Closing". New York Times. April 12, 1999. Retrieved 2010-11-02.