William O. Moore

{{Short description|American politician (1841–1914)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|birthname = William Orville Moore

|image = William Orville Moore.jpg

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date|1841|02|17|mf=y}}

|birth_place = Wythe County, Virginia, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age |1913|10|03|1841|02|17}}

|death_place = Wytheville, Virginia, U.S.

| office = Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Wythe County

| term_start = January 10, 1912

| term_end = October 3, 1913

| predecessor = Harry G. Robinson

| successor = John H. Crockett

|party = Democratic

|religion =

|alma_mater =

|spouse = Adeline Pearson Jones
Page Taylor

|children =

|allegiance = {{flag|Confederate States}}

|branch = Confederate States Army

|serviceyears = 1861–1865

|rank = Colonel

|unit = 22nd Virginia Cavalry

|commands =

|battles = American Civil War

|awards =

}}

William Orville Moore (February 17, 1841 – October 3, 1913) was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing his native Wythe County for one session until his death in 1913.{{cite book |last= Swem|first= Earl G.|authorlink= Earl Gregg Swem|title= Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=faY9AAAAYAAJ|access-date= January 27, 2016|year= 1918|publisher= Virginia State Library|location= Richmond|isbn= |page=}}

Moore enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 22nd Virginia Cavalry. He served until the end of the war, being promoted up to colonel just before the fall of Richmond.{{cite web|last1=Alvis-Banks|first1=Donna|title=HISTORY: 'It will probably take 90 seconds to auction the flag'|url=http://www.roanoke.com/webmin/news/history-it-will-probably-take-seconds-to-auction-the-flag/article_6e51e30b-2ebf-5ee9-ab3b-aa5f18644153.html|date=February 26, 2004|publisher=The Roanoke Times|access-date=January 27, 2016}}