For the second time James C. Moore is occupying the position of county recorder of Miami county, his record being characterized by marked fidelity to duty and superior ability in the discharge of the tasks that devolve upon him. A native of Adams county, Ohio, he was born on the 12th of March, 1859, his parents being Elihu and Elizabeth (Wright) Moore. The former, a native of the Buckeye state, was born in 1812, and died near Troy, Ohio, in 1889. The mother died in Darke county, Ohio, at the age of fifty-six years. James C. Moore, the youngest of their nine children, five of whom are yet living, attended the common schools, and after acquiring a good preliminary education matriculated in the National Normal University, in Lebanon, Ohio, in 1883. He spent two years in that institution, and then began teaching, a profession which he had followed for four years before he entered upon his normal course. He spent thirteen years in the school room as an educator, and in the years 1894-95 was superintendent of schools for the townships of Concord and Staunton, in Miami county. He had the ability to impart clearly and readily to others the knowledge he had acquired, and his efficient work won him prestige among the educators of this locality.

In politics Mr. Moore is an active Republican. He keeps well informed on the issues of the day, and takes great interest in supporting the principles of his party and securing their adoption through the power of his ballot. In the fall of 1895 he was elected recorder of Miami county and so capably filled the office that he was re-elected for a second term in the fall of 1898, receiving the largest vote of any candidate on the ticket who had an opponent, his majority being fourteen hundred and seventy- two.

In August, 1885, occurred the marriage of Mr. Moore and Miss Alice C. Foster, of Miami county. They now have four children,-- Emma B., Eugene, Harry and Ethel May. Mrs. Moore is a daughter of John and Ruth (Thomas) Foster, natives of Pennsylvania, whence they removed to Miami county, Ohio. The father lived to be sixty-four years of age, and the mother is still living, her home being in Troy. Mr. Moore is a Universalist in religious belief, while his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Socially he is connected with Troy Lodge, No. 43, I. O. O. F., and with Concord Encampment. He is true to the best interests of citizenship, is most loyal to the trusts reposed in him and commands the respect of his fellow men by his fidelity and worth. His standing, both in political and social circles, is high, and he is very popular as a county official.