Alexander Pollock Moore (November 10, 1867 – February 17, 1930) was an American diplomat, editor and publisher."Moore, Alexander Pollock." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, December 2022.
Biography Born in Pittsburgh on November 10, 1867, Moore was the publisher/owner of the Pittsburgh Leader"Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard. when he married the stage actress Lillian Russell, becoming her fourth husband in 1912."Russell, Lillian," in "Lillian Russell Papers." Rochester, New York: University of Rochester, archived from the original April 30, 2005 to December 26, 2022 (retrieved online February 21, 2023)."Curtain Fall for Lillian: Mrs. Alexander Moore Dies as Result of Recent Fall on Shipboard." Riverside, California: Riverside Daily Press, June 6, 1922.
He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania in 1916."Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.
After his wife died on June 6, 1922,"Russell, Lillian," in "Lillian Russell Papers," University of Rochester."Curtain Fall for Lillian: Mrs. Alexander Moore Dies as Result of Recent Fall on Shipboard," Riverside Daily Press, June 6, 1922. 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."Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.List of Ambassadors (archive). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, retrieved online February 21, 2023.
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."Moore, Alexander Pollock," The Political Graveyard.
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Time June 3, 1929
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"Actress Lillian Russell sitting with her husband Alexander Moore" (photo). Chicago, Illinois: Chicago History Museum, retrieved online February 21, 2023.