Thomas Overton Moore | |
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| 16th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office January 23, 1860 – January 25, 1864 | |
| Lieutenant | Henry M. Hyams |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Wickliffe |
| Succeeded by | Henry Watkins Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 10, 1804 Sampson County, North Carolina, US |
| Died | June 25, 1876 (aged 72) Near Alexandria, Louisiana, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bethiah Johnston Leonard |
| Relations | Grove Stafford (great-grandson) |
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Thomas Overton Moore (April 10, 1804 – June 25, 1876) was an attorney and politician who was the 16th Governor of Louisiana from 1860 until 1864 during the American Civil War. Anticipating that Louisiana's Ordinance of Secession would be passed in January 1861, he ordered the state militia to seize all U.S. military posts.