Fonds F3680 - A.B.B. Moore fonds

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A.B.B. Moore fonds

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CA ON00340 F3680

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  • 1974-1995 (Creation)
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    Moore, Arthur Bruce Barbour, 1906-2004

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2 cm of textual records

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(1906-2004)

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Arthur Bruce Barbour Moore (1906-2004) was born in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick. He received his early education in New Brunswick and Quebec and graduated from McGill in 1927 with honours in English and History. In 1930, he graduated from United Theological College in Montreal with his Bachelor of Divinity. Following graduation, he spent seven years as a minister in Quebec (Amherst Park United Church, Howick United Church) and four years as a minister of College Hill Church in Easton, Pennsylvania. From 1940-1942 he supplied at Parkdale United Church in Ottawa, then served at Westminster United Church in Saskatoon until 1946 when he was appointed Principal of St. Andrew’s college. He received a Doctor of Divinity in 1947, and was elected President of the Saskatchewan Conference of The United Church of Canada in 1949. In 1950 he was appointed President and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University. In 1952 he received his Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan and a Doctor of Divinity from Trinity College in Toronto. From 1954-1958 he was Chairman of the Board of Overseas Missions of the United Church. In 1969, he was appointed President of the Canadian Council of Churches. From 1971-1972 he served as Moderator of the United Church. From 1973-1974 he served as an Interim Minister at St. Andrews Kirk in Nassau, Bahamas. In 1976 he served as Interim General Secretary of the Canadian Council of Churches and was also named to the Order of Canada. From 1977-1980 he served as Chancellor of the University of Toronto. Moore died in 2004. He was married to Margaret Moore who died in 2004.

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Originally in the possession of St. Andrew's United Church (Toronto, Ont.).

This material forms part of the General Council program of the United Church of Canada Archive.

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Fonds consists of a personal marriage register, including marriages occurring in Halton Hills, Caledon, Toronto, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Markham, and Rockwood, 1974-1995.

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      2016.111C/TR

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