University of Pennsylvania Law School Charles Bruce Moores (August 6, 1849 – January 5, 1930) was an American businessman and politician in the state of Oregon.

[2] After living in Portland for a few months, the family relocated south to Salem in March 1853.

[2] Moores received his education there where he attended Willamette University, graduating in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

[3] Moores then finished his legal studies at the University of Michigan where he graduated from in 1877 with a Bachelor of Laws degree with honors before returning to Salem where he lived for 45 years.

[1][4] Moores was also the chairman of the Oregon Republican Party's central committee in 1912 and 1914,[4] and served on the city council in Salem.

[4][6][11] He also was employed with the Capital Lumbering Company in Salem and served on the board of trustees at Willamette University for 53 years beginning in 1878.

[16] Charles Moores died on January 5, 1930, and the age of 80 in Portland, where he lived the last 24 years of his life.