DR. EDUARDO MOORE

Eduardo Pompeyo Moore Montero

In ‘Peregrinations 3’, Paul Harris wrote:- So far as Rotary is concerned, Chile is one of the most intensively organized countries in the world, That country now stands fifth in number clubs, being outranked only by the United States, Great Britain and Ireland, Canada and France. Chile’s remarkable record is due to the devoted and capable organization work of the good pioneer Dr Eduardo Moore, past VP of Rotary International.” Harris wrote this in 1936 about Moore who had been selected to introduce Harris at the Ibero (South) American c

onference and to accompany him at various times during his stay in Chile.

Eduardo Moore’s interest in Rotary had been aroused in 1916 when he attended a meeting of the Chicago RC with an American lawyer, Richard Momsen, who had served as U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro. At the same meeting, Herbert Coates, an English businessman who lived and worked in Montevideo, Uruguay, was also present. The three men talked to Ches Perry and became enthusiastic about the idea of starting Rotary clubs in their respective countries, Moore in Chile, Momsen in Brazil and Coates in Uruguay. However, it was to be 1924 before Moore was able to start Chile’s first club in Valparaiso.

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								Born in Berlin, Germany, August 30, 1895. Son of 
								Edward Moore and Elvira Bravo Montero. Married 
								to Isabel Rodriguez, with whom he formed a 
								family consisting of her children: Edward, 
								Elizabeth, Elvira, Patrick, Maria Cristina and 
								Thomas. 

								

								He studied at the German School and the National 
								Institute. Later he joined the Pedagogical 
								Institute at the University of Chile title of 
								professor of History and Geography. Laws also 
								studied at the same university, swearing as a 
								lawyer before the Supreme Court, June 4, 1920, 
								after presenting the thesis "The food owed by 
								law." 

								

								For some years was a professor of history at the 
								Liceo de Hombres de San Bernardo and the Ecole 
								Militaire. 

								

								He joined the ranks of the Liberal Party, which 
								served as vice president and president, assuming 
								in 1938. He had an outstanding participation in 
								the difficult moments of 1941, when he demanded 
								that President Pedro Aguirre Cerda, amend the 
								Electoral Act. 

								

								Elected deputy for the 10 st departmental group 
								of San Fernando and Santa Cruz in two periods: 
								1933 to 1937 and from 1937 to 1941. Then again 
								was elected MP for the 6 th departmental 
								grouping of Valparaiso and Quillota for the 
								period from 1941 to 1945. 
Re-elected MP for the 8th departmental 
								grouping of Melipilla, San Antonio, San Bernardo 
								and Maipo in supplementary election for the 
								period from 1945 to 1949, replaced Enrique 
								Osorio Madrid on October 17, 1945. 

								Also, he was elected Senator from the 5 th 
								grouping provincial O'Higgins and Colchagua for 
								the period from 1953 to 1961. 

								

								In the Chamber of Deputies member committees: 
								public education (1933, 1937, 1944, 1947, 1957); 
								Agriculture and Colonization (1939, 1953, 1957); 
								Constitution, Law and Justice (1948); Labor and 
								Social Welfare ( 1953); Foreign Affairs 
								(1954-1955); Finance (1956-1957); Hoc Study 
								Committee and the town of Lota (1948-1949). 

								

								In addition, participated in the following 
								motions that became law include: Law No. 5376 of 
								January 23, 1934, Restoration and the provinces 
								of Colchagua O'Higgins; Act No. 7878 of October 
								6, 1944, Exemption from taxes for municipal 
								prosecutors Foundation for Orphans Asylum 
								"Echeverria Diego Castro," in the town of 
								Quillota. 

								

								He was a member of the committee in 1938 that 
								accompanied the Foreign Minister to Brazil and 
								Argentina. 

								Moore served as minister of public education 
								during the government of President Jorge 
								Alessandri R., since September 15, 1960 to 
								October 5, 1961. In this portfolio, highlighted 
								by the initiative of an education reform plan 
								called Arica, which is then applied throughout 
								the country. 

								

								Among other activities he was a counselor at the 
								Agrarian Credit Fund, a partner at the National 
								Society of Agriculture, president of the Center 
								for Law at the University of Chile, secretary of 
								the Liberal Center of Santiago, and member of 
								The Union Club. 

								

								He was Mason, a member of the Grand Lodge of 
								Chile and promoter of ROTARY in Chile, being 
								president of the Rotary Club of Santiago. 

								

								In Region VI, commune Paredones a rural school 
								named after him. 

								

								Author of a biography of Juan Martinez de Rozas, 
								and the works: Lives Against the Sea, The Ten, 
								Youth, The University, among others. 

								

								He died in Santiago in November 1977.

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