Henson Moore | |
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| White House Deputy Chief of Staff | |
| In office February 3, 1992 – August 23, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Andrew Card |
| Succeeded by | Robert Zoellick |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Energy | |
| In office April 12, 1989 – February 3, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Joseph F. Salgado |
| Succeeded by | Linda Stuntz |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district | |
| In office January 7, 1975 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | John Rarick |
| Succeeded by | Richard Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Henson Moore III October 4, 1939 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Carolyn Cherry |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BA, JD, MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1965-1967 |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
William Henson Moore III (born October 4, 1939) is an American attorney and businessman. He is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district, based in Baton Rouge, from 1975 to 1987. He was only the second Republican to have represented Louisiana in the House since Reconstruction, the first having been David C. Treen, then of Jefferson Parish.
In 1986, Moore was the unsuccessful Republican candidate in the race to replace the retiring U.S. Senator Russell B. Long. He lost to Democrat John B. Breaux, then of Crowley in Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana.