Moore was born in Norristown , Pennsylvania on December 25 , 1810 . He attended private schools for a short time , became engaged in mercantile pursuits and later in ironworks . He moved to New Jersey in 1845 and settled in Atlantic County , New Jersey at Weymouth Furnace or Weymouth Works in Hamilton Township , Atlantic County , New Jersey , working as the manager for Stephen Colwell . He engaged in the iron business there , and also became interested in the building and sailing of vessels and in the development of banks and other financial institutions . He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Atlantic County from 1855 to 1865 . He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention . He moved to Mays Landing , New Jersey in 1865 and engaged in the shipbuilding business , in banking , and in the iron industry
1856 Republican National Convention
1856 Republican National Convention
William Moore (congressman)