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Born: April 16, 1923
Birth State: West Virginia
Party: Republican
Family: Married S. Shelley Riley; three children
Religion: Methodist
School(s): West Virginia University

Periods in Office:	From:	January 13, 1969
	To:	January 17, 1977
	From:	January 14, 1985
	To:	January 16, 1989

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Higher Office(s) Served: Representative

Military Service: Army

War(s) Served: World War II

Honors/Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart

ARCH A. MOORE JR. was born in Moundsville, West Virginia. A recipient of the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, Governor Moore is a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He received his bachelor's degree in 1948 and a law degree in 1951 from West Virginia University. He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1952. In 1956, he won election to the first six consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected governor in 1968 and served two consecutive four-year terms. In 1984, he was elected to a third term. He chaired the Southern States Energy board and the Southern Governors' Association. He was chairman of the National Governors Association (then called the National Governors Conference) from 1971-1972.

Sources:

Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols.

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