Walter Scott Moore | |
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Member of the Los Angeles Common Council from the 5th ward | |
In office December 11, 1880 – December 9, 1884 | |
Preceded by | William B. Lawlor |
Succeeded by | Hiram Sinsabaugh |
President of the Los Angeles Common Council | |
In office December 8, 1883 – December 9, 1884 | |
Preceded by | Edward Falles Spence |
Succeeded by | D. E. Miles |
Personal details | |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | December 23, 1853
Died | March 30, 1919 Los Angeles, California | (aged 65)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Amenaida Raphela LanFranco
(m. 1877) |
Children | 3 |
Walter Scott Moore (December 23, 1853 – March 30, 1919) was the president of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council in 1883–84 and chief engineer of the city's Fire Department at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. He was ousted during an investigation into fraud in the department. He was the Republican candidate for California Secretary of State in 1886 and also ran for the state Senate.