Thomas Overton Moore

Thomas Overton Moore
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	(1804-04-10)April 10, 1804 Sampson County, North Carolina
Died	June 25, 1876(1876-06-25) (aged 72) Near Alexandria, Louisiana
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.