Thomas Overton Moore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Overton Moore

American politician

Date of Birth: 10-Apr-1804

Place of Birth: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jun-1876

Profession: politician, farmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

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.