Hon. J. Hampton Moore, a congressman from Pennsylvania’s Third District, gave a speech titled “Our National Beginnings” on July 5, 1909, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Moore probably considers Independence Hall’s historical significance and the early years of the United States in this patriotic speech.
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J. Hampton Moore
J. Hampton Moore was a journalist, publisher, civic official, congressman, and two-time mayor of Philadelphia. Born Joseph Hampton Moore in 1864, he reported for the Public Ledger before holding municipal posts and representing Pennsylvania in the United States House from 1906 to 1920. The enlisted…
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