Thomas Overton Moore
Former Governor of Louisiana
Thomas Overton Moore 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 10, 1804, Sampson County, NC
Died: June 25, 1876 (age 72 years), Alexandria, LA
Party: Democratic Party
Previous office: Governor of Louisiana (1860–1864)
Spouse: Bethiah Leonard (m. 1830)