Alexander Moore (diplomat)

Alexander Pollock Moore (November 10, 1867 – February 17, 1930) was an American diplomat, editor and publisher.^[1]

Alexander Moore
Moore in 1912
United States Ambassador to Peru
In office June 11, 1928 – July 10, 1929
President	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	Miles Poindexter
Succeeded by	Fred Morris Dearing
38th United States Ambassador to Spain
In office May 16, 1923 – December 20, 1925
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Cyrus Woods
Succeeded by	Ogden H. Hammond
Personal details
Born	Alexander Pollock Moore (1867-11-10)November 10, 1867 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 17, 1930(1930-02-17) (aged 62) Los Angeles, California U.S.
Resting place	Allegheny Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lillian Russell ​ ​ (m. 1912; died 1922)​
Parents	George K Moore Anne Jane Phillips
Relatives	John Phillips Moore (brother)

Biography

Born in Pittsburgh on November 10, 1867, Moore was the publisher/owner of the Pittsburgh Leader^[2] when he married the stage actress Lillian Russell, becoming her fourth husband in 1912.^[3][4]

He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916.^[5]

After his wife died on June 6, 1922,^[6][7] Moore served as an ambassador twice: to Spain from 1923 to 1925 and to Peru from 1928 to 1929. As the Ambassador to Peru he played a significant role in negotiating the Tacna-Arica boundary agreement, settling a border dispute between Peru and Chile.^[8][9]

He died on February 17, 1930, in Los Angeles, California, shortly after he was appointed ambassador to Poland by President Hoover, and was interred at the Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh.^[10]