Alexander Pollock Moore (November 10, 1867 – February 17, 1930) was an American diplomat, editor and publisher.[1]
Alexander Moore | |
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| United States Ambassador to Peru | |
| In office June 11, 1928 – July 10, 1929 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Miles Poindexter |
| Succeeded by | Fred Morris Dearing |
| United States Ambassador to Spain | |
| In office May 16, 1923 – December 20, 1925 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Woods |
| Succeeded by | Ogden H. Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Pollock Moore November 10, 1867 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 17, 1930 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
Biography
editBorn in Pittsburgh on November 10, 1867, Moore was the publisher/owner of the Pittsburgh Leader[2] when he married the stage actress Lillian Russell, becoming her fourth husband in 1912.[3][4]
He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.[5]
After his wife died on June 6, 1922,[6][7] Moore served as an ambassador twice: to Spain from 1923 to 1925 and to Peru from 1928 to 1929. As the Ambassador to Peru he played a significant role in negotiating the Tacna-Arica boundary agreement, settling a border dispute between Peru and Chile.[8][9]
He died on February 17, 1930, in Los Angeles, California, shortly after he was appointed ambassador to Poland by President Hoover, and was interred at the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Moore, Alexander Pollock." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, December 2022.
- ^ "Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Russell, Lillian," in "Lillian Russell Papers." Rochester, New York: University of Rochester, archived from the original April 30, 2005 to December 26, 2022 (retrieved online February 21, 2023).
- ^ "Curtain Fall for Lillian: Mrs. Alexander Moore Dies as Result of Recent Fall on Shipboard." Riverside, California: Riverside Daily Press, June 6, 1922.
- ^ "Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Russell, Lillian," in "Lillian Russell Papers," University of Rochester.
- ^ "Curtain Fall for Lillian: Mrs. Alexander Moore Dies as Result of Recent Fall on Shipboard," Riverside Daily Press, June 6, 1922.
- ^ "Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ List of Ambassadors (archive). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, retrieved online February 21, 2023.
- ^ "Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.
External links
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- "Actress Lillian Russell sitting with her husband Alexander Moore" (photo). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago History Museum, retrieved online February 21, 2023.
- "Alexander Pollock Moore". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.