Andrew Barry Moore (March 7, 1807 – April 5, 1873) was the 16th governor of Alabama from 1857 to 1861 and served as Governor at the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Early life
Moore was born in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, to Jane and Charles Moore, a cotton planter and veteran of the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Moore's father purchased land in Perry County, Alabama, in 1820, and his family moved there, although the younger Moore remained in school in South Carolina before joining his family in 1826.
Early career
After teaching school at Marion in Perry County for two years, Moore read law, and was admitted to the bar in 1833. For eight years, he served as Justice of the Peace for Perry County.