James Moore (South Carolina politician)

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Colonel James Moore was the British colonial governor of South Carolina between 1700 and 1703. During this period, he led a number of attacks from the Carolinas into Spanish Florida, where he and his men destroyed the town of St. Augustine. Governor Moore died in 1706, in debt. His son by the same name was elected to the same office in 1720. His heritage is disputed, but what is known is that he lived in Barbados in his youth. It is a common belief among historians that Rory O'Moore, leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 was his father. Moore was also the great-grandfather of General Robert Howe.

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