Samuel J. Moore was born in Great Doddington, England on August 3, 1859, and came with his family to Barrie, Ontario while still young.

He worked in Texas, then returned to found Grip, a satirical weekly journal, with J. W. Bengough.

The company, later Moore Corporation Limited, went on to become a major supplier of business forms and printing services in North America.

[2] Moore played an important role in the development of the YMCA in Canada and was a major supporter of the Canadian Baptist Church being a member of Dovercourt Road Baptist Church in Toronto and Sunday school leader.

[3] Moore Corporation Limited merged with Wallace Computer Services in 2003 to form MooreWallace, which was subsequently acquired by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company.