Jonathan Baker Moore
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Jonathan B. Moore | |
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| Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin | |
| In office January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Foster |
| Succeeded by | N. Goodenough |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Grant 3rd district | |
| In office January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse Waldorf |
| Succeeded by | Hanmer Robbins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1825 Posey County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1889 (aged 63) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wisconsin |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Christiana Wiley (died 1898) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Volunteers Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |
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| Commands | 33rd Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Jonathan Baker Moore (March 16, 1825 – February 8, 1889) was an American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County, and was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War.
Moore was born on March 16, 1825, in Posey County, Indiana. In 1837, he and his family moved to Muscoda, Wisconsin.[1] Moore died of a stroke on February 8, 1889, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and is buried in Lancaster, Wisconsin. His entire estate was left to his wife, Christiana.
Political career
Moore was Constable of Platteville, Wisconsin, from 1849 to 1852 and Clerk of Platteville in 1853. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860 as a Republican[2] and as Sheriff of Grant County, Wisconsin, in 1861.
