Lindley Murray Moore
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Lindley Murray Moore is notable for his activities as an abolitionist, and educator.
Born into a Quaker
family that had been forced to flee their Rahway, New Jersey home during the American Revolution, he was named after the renowned grammarian , Lindley Murray, who "befriended [his father] Samuel Moore
in the difficulties growing out of the war." The family re-visited N.J. in 1810, and Lindley Murray Moore stayed there while his father and siblings continued on to Upper Canada (Ontario). He and his wife, Abigail Lydia Mott, opened a Quaker school in Rahway, N.J. soon after they were married 1813. In 1815, they moved to New York City to take charge of a school under the auspices of the Friends Monthly Meeting. By 1820, they had opened their own boarding school for boys first in Flushing, and then in Westchester Village, NY. In 1831, Lindley and Abigail bought a farm in what is now Rochester and built a two story house in the Greek revival style that is still in use.
The minutes of November 1836 Farmington Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox) show that Moore was the clerk for the men's meeting and his wife was the clerk for the women's meeting at the time that the fellowship published a strong abolitionist statement, published as a pamphlet titled: “An Address from Farmington Quarterly Meeting of Friends, to its Members on Slavery.”
Moore's wife, Abigail Lydia Mott, was sister-in-law to Lucretia Coffin Mott
the American
Quaker
, abolitionist, social reformer, and proponent of women's rights
. Lucretia Coffin Mott was the first president of the American Equal Rights Association
.
Rochester was known for its Quaker activists, and in 1838, Moore co-founded and became the first president and recording secretary of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society. He was something of an emancipation author, and wrote the essay "Religious, Moral and Political Duties" in the 1853 collection titled Autographs for Freedom. At the same time he was vice-president of the Rochester Temperance Society. He continued teaching at the high school in Rochester.
Around this time, Moore's brothers, Elias
, Enoch
and John were distinguishing themselves in the Reform politics of Upper Canada. His brother-in-law, Richard Mott
, was elected as an Opposition Party
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
and reelected as a Republican
to the Thirty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859)
His wife, Abigail Lydia Mott died of tuberculosis on September 4, 1846 at the age of 51. At the time, the family was living at 5 Elizabeth Street in Rochester, N.Y.
By 1848, Moore was appointed Principal of Haverford College
, a post-secondary Quaker institution. According to his student, Richard Wood, "He was a portly man of commanding height and mien, of benevolent countenance and expressive features. His students will not soon forget his kindly ways, nor the sonorous tones with which he repeats the verses of Milton and other English poets." He held that post until 1850.
Moore retired to live with his son, Edward Mott Moore
, a professor of surgery, and father of the public parks system, in Rochester, N.Y.
Born into a Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
family that had been forced to flee their Rahway, New Jersey home during the American Revolution, he was named after the renowned grammarian , Lindley Murray, who "befriended [his father] Samuel Moore
Samuel Moore U.E.
Samuel Moore notable as a leader in the early establishment of the Religious Society of Friends in Maritime Canada, and as the progenitor of a number of civic, religious and political leaders in both Canada and the United States....
in the difficulties growing out of the war." The family re-visited N.J. in 1810, and Lindley Murray Moore stayed there while his father and siblings continued on to Upper Canada (Ontario). He and his wife, Abigail Lydia Mott, opened a Quaker school in Rahway, N.J. soon after they were married 1813. In 1815, they moved to New York City to take charge of a school under the auspices of the Friends Monthly Meeting. By 1820, they had opened their own boarding school for boys first in Flushing, and then in Westchester Village, NY. In 1831, Lindley and Abigail bought a farm in what is now Rochester and built a two story house in the Greek revival style that is still in use.
The minutes of November 1836 Farmington Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox) show that Moore was the clerk for the men's meeting and his wife was the clerk for the women's meeting at the time that the fellowship published a strong abolitionist statement, published as a pamphlet titled: “An Address from Farmington Quarterly Meeting of Friends, to its Members on Slavery.”
Moore's wife, Abigail Lydia Mott, was sister-in-law to Lucretia Coffin Mott
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Coffin Mott was an American Quaker, abolitionist, social reformer, and proponent of women's rights.- Early life and education:...
the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Quaker
Religious Society of Friends
The Religious Society of Friends, or Friends Church, is a Christian movement which stresses the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Members are known as Friends, or popularly as Quakers. It is made of independent organisations, which have split from one another due to doctrinal differences...
, abolitionist, social reformer, and proponent of women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
. Lucretia Coffin Mott was the first president of the American Equal Rights Association
American Equal Rights Association
The American Equal Rights Association , also known as the Equal Rights Association, was an organization formed by women's rights and black rights activists in 1866 in the United States. Its goal was to join the cause of gender equality with that of racial equality...
.
Rochester was known for its Quaker activists, and in 1838, Moore co-founded and became the first president and recording secretary of the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society. He was something of an emancipation author, and wrote the essay "Religious, Moral and Political Duties" in the 1853 collection titled Autographs for Freedom. At the same time he was vice-president of the Rochester Temperance Society. He continued teaching at the high school in Rochester.
Around this time, Moore's brothers, Elias
Elias Moore
Elias Moore born into a Quaker family in New Jersey just after the American Revolution began, later became a Member of Parliament in Canada....
, Enoch
Enoch Moore (Loyalist turned rebel)
Enoch Moore ,son of Samuel Moore U.E. and Rachel Stone, married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of James Smith and Hannah Hawksworth, on March 30, 1803 in Old Holy Trinity Church, Lower Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia...
and John were distinguishing themselves in the Reform politics of Upper Canada. His brother-in-law, Richard Mott
Richard Mott
Richard Mott was mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born to Quaker parents in Mamaroneck, New York, Mott attended a Quaker boarding school and seminary in Dutchess County, New York. In 1815, he moved with his parents to New York City, in 1818 became a clerk in a...
, was elected as an Opposition Party
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
and reelected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Thirty-fifth
35th United States Congress
The 35th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1859, during the first two years of James...
Congresses (March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859)
His wife, Abigail Lydia Mott died of tuberculosis on September 4, 1846 at the age of 51. At the time, the family was living at 5 Elizabeth Street in Rochester, N.Y.
By 1848, Moore was appointed Principal of Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
, a post-secondary Quaker institution. According to his student, Richard Wood, "He was a portly man of commanding height and mien, of benevolent countenance and expressive features. His students will not soon forget his kindly ways, nor the sonorous tones with which he repeats the verses of Milton and other English poets." He held that post until 1850.
Moore retired to live with his son, Edward Mott Moore
Edward Mott Moore
Edward Mott Moore was an American surgeon,-Biography:He was born at Rahway, New Jersey to Lindley Murray Moore and Abigail Mott, of Quaker and Huguenot descent. His mother's sister-in-law was Lucretia Coffin Mott, the abolitionist and pioneer of the civil rights movement in the United States...
, a professor of surgery, and father of the public parks system, in Rochester, N.Y.