Philip Henry Moore
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Philip Henry Moore was a businessman and political figure in Canada East
.
He was born in Rhinebeck, New York, in 1799 and came with his parents to Missisquoi County
in Lower Canada
in 1802. He studied at an academy in St. Albans, Vermont
, and became a merchant at Bedford
after spending some time farming. In 1829, he was named commissioner of small causes for the seigneury
of Saint-Armand and a registrar for Missisquoi County. He served in the local militia and took part of the defence of Moore's Corner (later Saint-Armand-Station
) during the Lower Canada Rebellion
. He was named to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
after the Union Act of 1840
united Upper
and Lower Canada. Moore chaired the commission to compensate residents of Lower Canada for losses suffered during the rebellion. He also worked at rebuilding the parliamentary library after the parliament buildings were burnt in 1849. He ran unsuccessfully as an independent Conservative candidate in Missisquoi
for a seat in the House of Commons following Confederation
. Moore helped establish the Montreal and Vermont Junction Railway and served as its president.
He died in Saint-Armand-Station in 1880.
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
.
He was born in Rhinebeck, New York, in 1799 and came with his parents to Missisquoi County
Missisquoi County, Quebec
Missisquoi County is a historical county in Quebec. In the early 1980s Quebec abolished its counties. Much of Missisquoi County became the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality except the southwestern part was transferred to Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.The name of the...
in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
in 1802. He studied at an academy in St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans (town), Vermont
St. Albans is a town in Franklin County, Vermont. The population was 6,392 at the 2010 census. The town completely surrounds the city of St. Albans, which was separated from the town and incorporated in 1902. References to "St. Albans" prior to this date generally refer to the town center, which...
, and became a merchant at Bedford
Bedford, Quebec
Bedford is a town located in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,612. This small community is just a half hour's drive from larger cities such as Burlington and Montreal, and is the home to southern Quebec's largest boy scout troop.-...
after spending some time farming. In 1829, he was named commissioner of small causes for the seigneury
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
of Saint-Armand and a registrar for Missisquoi County. He served in the local militia and took part of the defence of Moore's Corner (later Saint-Armand-Station
Saint-Armand, Quebec
Saint-Armand is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,166.-Population:Population trend...
) during the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
. He was named to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
after the Union Act of 1840
Act of Union 1840
The Act of Union, formally the The British North America Act, 1840 , was enacted in July 1840 and proclaimed 10 February 1841. It abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada and Upper Canada and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them...
united Upper
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and Lower Canada. Moore chaired the commission to compensate residents of Lower Canada for losses suffered during the rebellion. He also worked at rebuilding the parliamentary library after the parliament buildings were burnt in 1849. He ran unsuccessfully as an independent Conservative candidate in Missisquoi
Missisquoi (electoral district)
Missisquoi was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.-History:...
for a seat in the House of Commons following Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
. Moore helped establish the Montreal and Vermont Junction Railway and served as its president.
He died in Saint-Armand-Station in 1880.