John Matthew "Jaybird" Moore (November 18, 1862 – February 3, 1940) was an American rancher and statesman from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from District 8 from 1905 to 1913.

Prior to being elected as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, he had been a delegate to several minor and state conventions.

Foster Dyer was a wealthy farmer and stockman of Fort Bend County.

[4] Mrs. Moore was an excellent musician and was educated in Virginia and at Baylor University at Waco.

[13] John Jr.'s son, Hilmar, was the Mayor of Richmond, and the longest-serving elected official in the United States, having served 30 terms from 1949[14][15] until Moore's death on December 4, 2012.