George Moore (mayor), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian business owner and mayor in Ontario
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About George Moore (mayor)
- George Moore (July 26, 1845 – 1916) was a business owner and mayor in Ontario, Canada.
- He served as mayor of Waterloo in 1884 and in 1890.He was born in Preston.
- His father owned the Preston Hop yards; Moore moved to Waterloo around 1875 and entered the hop business there.
- He also owned the Berlin Robe and Clothing Company, the Waterloo Woollen Manufacturing Company, the Waterloo Brick Yards and the Waterloo Gas Company.
- Moore also operated a wholesale produce business in Montreal.
- Moore won first prize at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago for his team of draught horses.He helped establish the Waterloo Board of Trade and served as a member for 18 years; he also served one year as president.
- He served on Waterloo council from 1876 to 1883 and again from 1887 to 1889.
- He ran unsuccessfully for the Waterloo North seat in the Ontario assembly as a Liberal in 1905.In 1911, Moore moved to Galt, where he later died.
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