John Trotwood Moore | |
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Born | John Moore, Jr. August 26, 1858 Marion, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | May 10, 1929 (aged 70) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Alma mater | Howard College |
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Children | 1 son (Merrill Moore), 2 daughters |
Parent(s) | John Moore Emily Moore |
Relatives | Whitefoord Russell Cole (son-in-law's father) |
John Trotwood Moore (1858–1929) was an American journalist, writer and local historian. He was the author of many poems, short stories and novels. He served as the State Librarian and Archivist of Tennessee from 1919 to 1929. He created Moore Academy in Pine Apple, Alabama in 1883. He was "an apologist for the Old South",[1] and a proponent of lynching.