# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arch-a-moore
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:39:57.657Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arch-a-moore"
name: "Arch A. Moore"
slug: "arch-a-moore"
description: "Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 28th and 30th governor of West Virginia. He held office from 1969 to 1977 and again from 1985 to 1989, making him the longest-serving governor in the state's history with 12 years in office. Moore began his political career as a state legislator in 1952 and later became a prominent figure in West Virginia politics. He was the father of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Riley Moore."
tagline: "American politician (1923–2015)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arch_A._Moore%2C_Jr..jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1923-04-16"
deathDate: "2015-01-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.58
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.01865333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Арч А. Мур"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "آرش ألفريد مور جونيور"
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    title: "ارتش اى. مورى"
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    title: "آرچ ائی. مور جر."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arch A. Moore"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arch A. Moore Jr."
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    title: "Arch A. Moore"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A5'_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8"
    title: "ארץ' מור"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arch A. Moore Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Alfredus_Moore"
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    title: "Arch A. Moore"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump