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five years. Mr. Moore, had been in feeble physical condition for 

 some time, but intellectually he was bright and -keen to the last. 

 The direct cause of his death was due to nervous trouble and 

 general debility. 



Mr. Moore was the son of Roswell and Lucy Allen Moore, 

 of Southington, and was born at the old Moore homestead in 

 Kensington on September 3, 1832. He attended the district school 

 until he was fourteen years old, when he entered Worthington 

 academy, studying there for a period of two years. After leaving 

 Worthington academy Mr. Moore entered the New Britain High 



-school, from which he graduated in 1854. He also attended the 

 State Normal school in New Britain for a year. 



At the completion of his studies he returned to Kensington to 

 engage with his father and brother in milling and manufacturing. 

 Their business was located in those days on the banks of the stream 



'which flows from Hart's upper pond and was valuable for its fine 

 water power facilities. The Moores wxre engaged in the manu- 

 facture of steelyards and hardware. They also manufactured and 

 successfully introduced hydraulic cement into the markets of this 

 country. They were pioneers in this line. 



Later Mr. Moore and his son, R. A. Moore, jr., commenced the 



manufacture of buckles and other light hardware fartlier down 

 the stream in tlie village of Kensington. This place was destroyed 

 by fire a few years ago and the business was reestablished in the 

 building formerly used by the old terra cotta company on the 

 Beech Swamp road. In 1905 the business was disposed of to a 



-syndicate. 



Mr. Moore was possessed of an exceptionally bright mind and 

 was a keen and interested observer of events. He represented the 

 town in various capacities. In 1881 he represented Berlin in the 

 Legislature. He was treasurer of District No. 1 for thirty years. 

 Besides this, in his lifetime he was active in the settling of many 

 estates. Mr. Moore was first appointed postmaster of Kensington 

 in 1872. He held office until 1881. when he was elected to the Leg- 

 islature. He was again appointed postmaster in 1892 and has been 

 successively re-appointed since. During Mr. Moore's administra- 

 tion the Kensington office has grown from a fourth-class office to 

 that of a presidential one. 



Besides being a busy manufacturer and holding many public 

 trusts, Mr. Moore was interested in horticulture and fruit grow- 

 ing. He was treasurer of the Connecticut Pomological Society 



"until 1905, when, owing to ill health, he declined re-appointment. 

 He was also at one time a member of the State Board of Agri- 



■ culture. 



