MOORE, Joseph, ed. at Glasgow univ., M.A., M.D. 1814 and Edinb. univ.; studied at St. Bartholomew’s hospital; a friend of Dr. J. G. Spurzheim; M.R.C.S., resigned the membership; M.R.C.P.; had a large practice at 10 Savile row, London in midwifery, especially in instrumental cases; an opponent of Dr. John Elliotson and mesmerism; consulting physician to queen Charlotte’s hospital; a writer in The Lancet and Med. Chirur. trans. d. Burch house, Rosherville, Kent 17 June 1855. bur. Highgate cemet. Medical Circular iii 89–90 (1853) portrait.
MOORE, Joseph (son of Edwin Moore, builder of hothouses). b. Eastbourne, Sussex 1817; engaged at Birmingham many years in production of dies chiefly for buttons; carried on business with John Allen as Allen and Moore in Great Hampton road 1844–56; a die-sinker in Summer lane, Birmingham 1856, afterwards in Pitsford st. till his death; executed many prize and commemoration medals, a selection of which he presented to the corporation art gallery of Birmingham; the first president of the Midland Art club; a member of the church of the Messiah at Birmingham. d. 13 Pitsford street, Birmingham 7 Sept. 1892. bur. Key Hill cemetery. Birmingham Weekly Post 10 Sept. 1892 p. 4.
MOORE, Joseph Christian (1 son of James Moore of Douglas, Isle of Man). b. 1802; ed. St. Edmund hall, Oxf., B.A. 1827, M.A. 1844; P.C. of Measham, Derbyshire 1830–44; R. of Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man 1844 to death; archdeacon of Isle of Man 22 March 1844 to death; exam. chaplain to bishop of Sodor and Man 1877. d. Andreas rectory 26 Feb. 1886.
MOORE, Lionel (son of Niven Moore d. 1889). b. 1830; 6th paid attaché at Constantinople 14 Dec. 1852, the 4th 1857, the 2nd 1858, and the 1st 1859; 2nd secretary 1862; in attendance on the Sultan in England July 1867; went with sir H. Elliot on his mission to Egypt Oct. 1869 on opening of Suez canal; acting consul general at Alexandria 31 May to 28 Oct. 1871; received an allowance for knowledge of Turkish language; some time in foreign office; retired on a pension 1 Oct. 1877; a student of Egyptology. d. Kendall 4 Oct. 1892. Foreign office list (1893) 228.
MOORE, Morris. b. 1812; took part in the war for Greek independence 1830; lived at Rome 1830 to death; great student of Raphael; author of The abuses of the National Gallery. By Verax 1847; Apollo e Marsias opera di Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. Milan 1860; Revival of vandalism at the National gallery 1853; Raphael’s Apollo and Marsyas, a European scandal, Edinb. 1884, 2 ed. Rome 1885. d. Rome 28 Dec. 1885.
MOORE, Niven, cancellier to the embassy at Constantinople 17 Nov. 1822; consul at Beyrout 1835–41, and again 27 Nov. 1841; at Aleppo 15 May 1841; acting consul general in Syria 5 Dec. 1848 to 12 June 1850, consul 13 Dec. 1853; C.B. 30 Oct. 1860; received naval medal for Syria, the Turkish decoration of Nishan Iftihar set in diamonds and the Turkish gold medal for Acre for his services in Syria 1840–1; retired upon a pension 30 Nov. 1862. d. 10 Onslow square, London 15 Feb. 1889.
MOORE, Richard (2 son of Steven Moore of Grenane, co. Waterford). b. 1783; called to bar in Ireland 1807; K.C. 1827; solicitor general for Ireland 14 Aug. 1840 to 23 Sep. 1841; attorney general 16 July 1846 to 13 Dec. 1847; a judge of Irish court of queen’s bench 13 Dec. 1847 to death; P.C. Ireland 1847. d. 31 Dec. 1857. I.L.N. xii 346 (1848) portrait.
MOORE, Richard. b. London 16 Oct. 1810; a wood-carver; member of the National convention which met to promote the passing of the Peoples’ charter 1839; joined Lovett in the Working men’s association 1842; treasurer of the People’s charter union formed 10 April 1848; permanent chairman of the committee for the abolition of newspaper stamps formed 7 March 1849, which met 473 times 1849–61; took part in almost every advanced radical movement; a wood carver 23 Marchmont st., Brunswick sq., London to death; lived in Finsbury, London 1832 to death. d. London 7 Dec. 1878. bur. Highgate cemet. 12 Dec. C. D. Collet’s Life of Richard Moore (1879); Century Mag. Jany. 1882 p. 428 portrait.
MOORE, Richard (son of Glover Moore of Halsall, Lancs. b. 3 Aug. 1790; ed. at Brasenose coll. Oxf., B.A. 1814, M.A. 1817; C. of Kirkham, Lancs. 1815–17; C. of Whittington, Lancs. 1817–20; V. of Lund near Preston 12 April 1820 to death, more than 66 years. d. 19 April 1886.
MOORE, Richard Cornwallis. b. 1807; 2 lieut. Madras artillery 17 June 1824; col. commandant 6 Oct. 1872 to death; general 1 Oct. 1877; C.B. 24 Dec. 1842. d. 6 Hyde park terrace, London 16 Dec, 1879.