[1] In the east he served as a soldier in the War of 1812[3] before moving to the Midwest where he helped to found several towns and built several businesses.
[4] Moore’s political career began in Missouri where he was elected to the state house in 1830 to represent Ste.
[5][6] In Oregon on February 18, 1841, Moore was selected to a constitutional committee by fellow pioneers in an early and failed attempt at forming a provisional government.
[7] Though a constitution was never adopted, Dr. Ira L. Babcock was selected to serve as a supreme judge with probate powers to deal with the estate of prominent pioneer Ewing Young, while Moore was chosen as a justice of the peace.
[7] Then at the July 5, 1843, Champoeg Meeting Moore participated and voted in favor of forming a provisional government.
Robert Moore was selected for the legislative committee that same year to draft the Organic Laws of Oregon.