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Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American writer, scholar and real estate developer. He is best known as author of the Christmas poem " A Visit from St. Nicholas ", which first named each of Santa Claus's reindeer .
The cover of a series of illustrations for the "Night Before Christmas", published as part of the Public Works Administration project in 1934 by Helmuth F. Thoms "A Visit from St. Nicholas", routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "' Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title "Account of a Visit from St ...
The Moore Mansion in the family's Chelsea estate, painted by Moore aunt, Mary Clarke (née Moore) Ogden, in 1855. During the Civil War, Moore was a captain in the 20th Massachusetts Infantry in the Union Army. [10] After the war, he became a companion of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
The poem, generally attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, was published anonymously by the Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823. In July 2012, Gramercy Communications moved their corporate offices into the former home of the Troy Sentinel. The company paid a grant to Troy Public Library to digitize the full collection of the newspaper.
His only full-length biography is titled Clement Clarke Moore. Wetman 05:38, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC) That's good enough for me; I've moved it and fixed all the links Quill 03:28, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC) Of course, the only thing he's known for (the poem he probably didn't write) is always credited to "Clement Moore". - Nunh-huh 03:33, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Clayton Moore (1914–1999), American actor; Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), American professor and writer; Clifford Herschel Moore (1866–1931), American Latin scholar; Cliffton Moore (1496-) The Mennonite High Priest of Minnesota) Clover Moore (born 1945), Australian politician and Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia
Benjamin Moore: Bishop coadjutor 1801−1815 after Provoost's resignation. Father of Clement Clarke Moore. 1816 1830 John Henry Hobart: Assistant bishop in 1811 while Moore was incapacitated. 1830 1861 Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk: Suspended in 1845 but remained in office until his death. 1852 1854 Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright I
Clement of Ireland (born c. 750), titled "St.", active in the Paris Schools; Clement of Ohrid (died 916), titled "St." Clement of Dunblane (died 1258), bishop of Dunblane; Clément Marot (died 1544), French poet; Clement Cruttwell (1743–1808), English mapmaker; Clement Clarke Moore (1779–1863), American poet and author of A Visit from St ...