Ely Moore
Ely Moore | |
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1837 lithograph | |
| 1st President of the National Trades Union | |
| In office August 26, 1834 – August 26, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John Commerford |
| 1st President of the General Trades Union | |
| In office August 14, 1833 – August 14, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John Commerford |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Morgan |
| Succeeded by | James Monroe |
| Surveyor of the Port of New York | |
| In office March 3, 1839 – May 3, 1845 | |
| Appointed by | Martin Van Buren |
| Collector | |
| Preceded by | Hector Craig |
| Succeeded by | Elijah F. Purdy |
| United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office May 3, 1845 – May 16, 1850 | |
| Appointed by | James K. Polk |
| Preceded by | Silas M. Stilwell |
| Succeeded by | Henry F. Tallmadge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1798 Belvidere, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | January 27, 1860 (aged 61) Lecompton, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Jacksonian |
| Spouse(s) |
Emma Coutant
(m. 1824; died 1846)Clara Baker (m. 1847) |
| Children | 6 |
Ely Moore (July 4, 1798 – January 27, 1860) was an American newspaperman and labor leader who served two terms as a Jacksonian U.S. Representative from New York from 1835 to 1839. He was dubbed "labor's first congressman."