John D. J. Moore

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John D. J. Moore
United States Ambassador to Ireland
In office
June 23, 1969 – June 30, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byLeo J. Sheridan
Succeeded byWalter Curley
Personal details
Born(1910-11-10)November 10, 1910
New York City
DiedSeptember 12, 1988(1988-09-12) (aged 77)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary Foote (d. 1975)
Children6
RelativesRichard A. Moore (brother)
Alma materYale University
Yale Law School

John Denis Joseph Moore Jr.[1] (November 10, 1910 – September 12, 1988)[2][3] was an American lawyer, business executive, and United States Ambassador to Ireland (1969–1975).[3]

Moore with President Gerald Ford in 1975

Moore was a graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School.[2] He worked for White & Case before becoming assistant corporation counsel and then assistant district attorney for New York City.[3] He later returned to private business and worked for W. R. Grace and Company.[3] He traveled to South America and the Soviet Union in 1958 and 1959 with then Vice President Richard Nixon, in an advisory role.[3]

In 1969, Moore was appointed ambassador to Ireland by President Nixon.[4] After confirmation by the Senate, he presented his credentials to Irish leaders on June 23, 1969.[4] He had the official title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and served in the role until June 30, 1975.[4] His brother, Richard A. Moore, later served as ambassador to Ireland under President George H. W. Bush.[5]

While in Ireland, Moore's daughter Margaret died in October 1974,[6] and his wife, Mary Foote Moore, died in January 1975[7] – both were buried in Dublin. Moore died of bone cancer in Manhattan in 1988,[3] and he was interred in Ireland next to his wife and daughter in Deans Grange Cemetery.[8][7]

  1. ^ "John D. J. Moore, State Labor Official". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 2, 1940. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Ambassador is Devoted to Ireland". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. April 1, 1969. Retrieved April 25, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Fowler, Glenn (September 13, 1988). "John D. J. Moore, an Executive And a Former Envoy, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "John Denis Joseph Moore (1910–1988)". history.state.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Richard A. Moore; Ex-Envoy to Ireland, Counsel to Nixon". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 1995. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "MARGARET MOORE". The New York Times. October 21, 1974. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Mrs. Moore Dies; Ambassador's Wife". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 24, 1975. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "John Moore, ex-ambassador to Ireland, dies". The Indianapolis Star. September 13, 1988. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via newspapers.com.