History of Marcellus, (Onondaga County) New York United States of America

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A Short Biography of Daniel David Tompkins Moore

Daniel David Tompkins Moore, journalist, was born in Marcellus, N.Y., Feb. 2, 1820. In 1835 he was apprenticed in the printing office of the Rochester, N.Y., Advertiser, and was later for two years a clerk in the Rochester post office. He studied law, but upon the death of his brother he succeeded him as publisher of the Weekly Gazette at Jackson, Mich. He established the Michigan Farmer, and in 1846 purchased the Genesee Farmer, which he edited for three years. He began the publication of Moore's Rural New Yorker on Jan. 1, 1850, and in 1869 removed it from Rochester to New York city, but this proved disastrous and the paper passed from his hands. It was still published in 1902 under the same name. His next venture, Moore's Rural Life, was a failure, and he devoted the remainder of his life to conducting agricultural departments in various newspapers and magazines. While in Rochester he held several important offices, including that of mayor. He died in New York city, June 3, 1892.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor