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THOMAS LEE MOORE

The gentleman whose name captions this article belongs
to that type of self made man whose example in
life is well worthy of emulation by the youths of our
land. Thomas Lee
Moore was born in
Floyd County, Virginia,
February 10th,
1865, and is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson
Moore. His father
died when he was a
mere infant and his
early life was spent on a
farm. He determined
to secure an education
and with that end in
view, burned the midnight
oil and was
licensed to teach school
when quite a young
man. He taught for
three years and, acting
on the advice of Judge
Waller R. Staples, deceased, took up the study of law,
and was admitted to the bar at Christiansburg, Virginia,
in 1888. It did not take Mr. Moore long to
gather around him a most desirable clientele and for
the past two decades, has been actively engaged in the
practice of his chosen profession.

In 1886 he was married to Edmonia E. Hines, a
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Hines, of Montgomery
County; and a niece of Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans, deceased, of the United States Navy. They
have six children as follows: Annie E., Jackson Evans,
Norris Gray, Esther, Robertine, Harry Edmundson,
and Robley Taylor Moore.

In 1895 Mr. Moore was elected Commonwealth's
Attorney of Montgomery County, and served a term
of two years. He was a member of the 1901-02,
Virginia Constitutional Convention, which framed the
present Constitution of Virginia and in 1902 was appointed
United States Attorney for the Western District
of Virginia, and served in that capacity for more
than eight years. Mr. Moore was special counsel for
the United States Government in several cases in
Kentucky, and recently has served as special counsel for
the United States, in what was known as the Internal
Revenue Fraud Cases in Florida.

He came to Roanoke in 1906 and resides on Fifteenth
Avenue.

As a lawyer, he ranks among the best in Southwest
Virginia, and he enjoys a commanding practice
in all the State and Federal Courts, and is a member of
the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

In politics Mr. Moore is a Republican. Fraternally
he is a Mason and religiously a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.