Arch A. Moore Jr.

Arch Alfred Moore, Jr. (April 16, 1923 – January 7, 2015) was an American politician and former lawyer. He began his political career as a state legislator in 1952. He was elected the 28th and 30th Governor of West Virginia from 1969 until 1977 and again from 1985 until 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party. His daughter, Shelley Moore Capito, is the current senator of West Virginia.

He was eventually prosecuted for and pleaded guilty to five felony charges. In 1990 he was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison. He served over three years before his release. 

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Biography of Arch A. Moore, Jr. 
Inaugural address of Arch A. Moore, Jr. (1969) 
Inaugural address of Arch A. Moore, Jr. (1973) 
Inaugural address of Arch A. Moore, Jr. (1985) 

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