Rank Brigadier general Died July 11, 1822 | Preceded by District established Name Thomas Moore | |
Role Former United States Representative Party Democratic-Republican Party Previous offices Representative (SC 7th District) 1803–1813, Representative (SC 6th District) 1801–1803 Battles and wars American Revolutionary War, War of 1812 | ||
Allegiance United States of America | ||
Thomas Moore (1759 – July 11, 1822) was a member of the United States House of Representatives and planter from South Carolina.
Born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Moore served during the Revolutionary War, taking part in the Battle of Cowpens at the age of 16. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives to 1794 to 1799. In 1800, he was elected a Democratic-Republican to the seventh congress, serving from 1801 to 1813. He served as a brigadier general in the War of 1812 and afterwards engaged in planting. Moore was one of the founders of the first high schools in Spartanburg District. In 1814, he was elected to the Fourteenth Congress, serving again from 1815 to 1817. Afterwards, he resumed engaging in agricultural pursuits. He died in Moores Station, South Carolina, in 1822 and was interred in Moore's Burying Ground.
According to one source, he was the brother of the legendary heroine of Cowpens, Kate Barry. [1]