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John Isaac Moore
John Isaac 'Ike' Moore (7 February 1856–18 March 1937) was a Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas.
Ike Moore was born in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Moore graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1881. He studied law and was admitted to the Arkansas bar in 1882.
From 1894 to 1900, Moore served as probate judge in Phillips County, Arkansas. He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1882, 1901, and 1903. In 1903, he served as Speaker of the House.
In 1904 Moore was elected to the Arkansas Senate. He served terms in the Senate in 1905, 1907, 1913, and 1915.
On 11 February 1907, Governor John Sebastian Little resigned from office due to mental and physical illness, and John Isaac Moore, who was president of the Senate at the time, became acting governor. He served as governor until the legislature adjourned on 14 May.
Moore was later a member of the Arkansas Constitutional Convention.
| Preceded by : John Sebastian Little | Governor of Arkansas 1907 | Succeeded by: Xenophon Overton Pindall |
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