John Voce Moore

Sir John Voce Moore (5 February 1826 – 11 February 1904) was an English businessman and Lord Mayor of London.

Grave of Sir John Voce Moore in Highgate Cemetery (west side)

Sir

John Voce Moore
Born(1826-02-05)5 February 1826[1]
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Died11 February 1904(1904-02-11) (aged 78)
St Giles, London, England
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Known forLord Mayor of London

Biography

Moore was born in Stockport in 1826, the son of James and Martha Moore.

He founded a tea trading company at age 22 and retired as the senior partner of Moore Brothers Tea Merchants. He was a member of the Loriners Company.

Moore was a member of the Court of Common Council from 1870 to 1889, and Alderman for Candlewick ward from 1889 to July 1902, when he resigned due to ill-health.[2] He was appointed Sheriff of the City of London for 1894, served as Deputy Lieutenant for Kent the same year, and elected Lord Mayor of London for 1898. In that capacity he opened the Transvaal War Fund and the Refugees Fund. In 1894 Moore and the other Sheriff, Joseph Dimsdale, were both knighted in commemoration of the opening of the Tower Bridge and the birth of an heir to the throne.[2]

Moore died 11 Feb 1904 and is buried on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.

Family

Moore married in Cambridge in 1847 Eliza (she died 1890). Their sons took over the business. A daughter was married to J. King Farlow, who was a representative of Candlewick in the Court of Common Council 1894–1902.[3]

References
  1. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1898. p. 1679. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. "Resignation of a City Alderman". The Times. No. 36815. London. 9 July 1902. p. 7.
  3. "Court News". The Times. No. 36865. London. 5 September 1902. p. 7.


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