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Jul 03, 1844 Died on 05 Jun 1917 (aged 72)
Canadian politician
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About John Thomas Moore
- John Thomas Moore (3 July 1844 - Markham Township, Upper Canada – 5 June 1917 - Toronto) was a Canadian businessman and politician from Alberta, Canada. During the late-19th century, Moore became a land speculator and purchased the area that has since been named in his honour, Moore Park.
- To increase the value of his land, he then constructed a bridge (the original Vale of Avoca) and helped promote the Belt Line Railway, an early public transit system serving the "suburbs" of Toronto, Ontario.
- After the Belt Line was constructed, recession forced its closure after only 18 months of operation.
- Its railbed has since been converted into the Beltline Trail. Moore was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1905 Alberta general election defeating high-profile Conservative candidate and the founder of Red Deer Leonard Gaetz. Moore attempted to run for a second term in office but was defeated in the 1909 Alberta general election by Independent candidate Edward Michener.
- Moore return to Toronto and died there in 1917.
