H.H. Moore

Harbin Hansbrow Moore

Full Name: Harbin Hansbrow Moore, Sr.
Date of birth: November 27, 1869
Date of death: October 17, 1955

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 126 Jan 11, 1927 - Feb 8, 1927 40th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Cooper / Delta   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
H 126 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Cooper / Delta   Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

(1) Proceedings, House Committee on Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore. House Journal.
(2) Report, House Committee on Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore. Resolution Providing for a Committee to Investigate Bribery Charges, 2/3/1927, pp. 310-311. Committee report printed 2/7/1927, pp. 348-432. Resolution to expel adopted 2/8/1927, pp. 443-445. House Journal.
(3) Alexander Brice, sworn 3/9/1927, succeeded H.H. Moore, expelled 2/8/1927. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 126
Jan 11, 1927 - Feb 8, 1927
Legislatures: 40th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cooper / Delta
Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
House District 126
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Cooper / Delta
Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins

(1) Proceedings, House Committee on Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore. House Journal.
(2) Report, House Committee on Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore. Resolution Providing for a Committee to Investigate Bribery Charges, 2/3/1927, pp. 310-311. Committee report printed 2/7/1927, pp. 348-432. Resolution to expel adopted 2/8/1927, pp. 443-445. House Journal.
(3) Alexander Brice, sworn 3/9/1927, succeeded H.H. Moore, expelled 2/8/1927. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, "H.H. Moore, Sr. Funeral Service Held Tuesday," Cooper Review, 10/28/1955, p. 1, crediting the Delta County Public Library. "Moore was born November 27, 1869 in Dallas County. He was a businessman and farmer in the Cooper and Amy community until 1929." Marriage to Myrtle Davis, 1898. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - Harkin H. Morre, Delta County, age 30, born November 1870 in Texas, farmer, spouse Mertie, son Guy.
    Census of 1910 - Harbin H. Moore, Delta County, age 37, born circa 1873 in Texas, farmer/general farm, spouse Myrtie, sons Guy and Marshall, daughter Eudora.
    Census of 1920 - No H.H. Moore found in Delta County, Texas.
    Census of 1930 - Harbon H. Moore, Texarkana, Bowie County, age 59, born circa 1871 in Texas, purchasing agent/seed cotton co., spouse Myrtie, sons Harbon, Jr., and Guy.
    Census of 1940 - Harbin H. Moore, Bowie County, age 67, born circa 1873 in Texas, spouse Myrtie. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1930 1940
  • Harbin Hansbrow Moore, Sr., birth date 11/27/1869; death date 10/17/1955 in Terrell, Kaufman County; salesman; son of H.H. Moore and Anna Graves, both born in Arkansas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • H.H. Moore, Sr., birth date 11/27/1869, death date 10/17/1955, burial with spouse Myrtie Davis Moore in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, Wake Village, Bowie County. Find a Grave.
  • "Representatives Moore and Dale Expelled from House," Cooper Review, 2/11/1927, pp. 1, 5, crediting Delta County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • News account of testimony in special committee to investigate charge of bribery, Austin, 2/4-2/5/1927. "Moore and Dale Testify Before Committee," The Delta Courier (Cooper, Delta County, Texas), 2/8/1927, pp. 1-2, crediting Delta County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 39th Legislature (1925) - H.H. Moore, postoffice Cooper, nativity Texas, age 50 (born circa 1875), farmer. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. H.H. Moore, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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