Thomas Love Moore (died 1862) was a nineteenth-century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.
Born near Charles Town, Virginia, Moore pursued an academic course as a child, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He was elected a Democratic-Republican to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1820 to 1823. Afterwards, Moore continued practicing law in Warrenton, Virginia and made the principal speech upon the visit of General La Fayette to the town on August 23, 1825. He died in Warrenton in 1862 and was interred there in Warrenton Cemetery.
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Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,611 at the 2010 census, up from 6,670 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 9,937. Warrenton is the county seat of Fauquier County. It is at the junction of U.S. Route 15, U.S. Route 17, U.S. Route 29, and U.S. Route 211. The town is in the Piedmont region of Virginia, east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The well-known Airlie Conference Center is 3 miles (5 km) north of Warrenton, and the historic Vint Hill Farms military facility is 9 miles (14 km) east. Fauquier Hospital is located in the town. Surrounded by Virginia wine and horse country, Warrenton is a popular destination outside Washington, D.C.
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