Thomas Edward Laws Moore

Rear-Admiral Thomas Edward Laws Moore, FRS (9 February 1816 – 30 April 1872) was a Royal Navy officer and polar explorer. He was Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1855 to 1862. Moore is known for commanding HMS Plover during the search for Franklin's lost expedition and for conducting magnetic surveys in the Antarctic. It is believed that he conducted the last Antarctic expedition under sail alone, and traversed more degrees of longitude south of 60° S than any previous explorer. He was awarded the Arctic Medal for his polar service.

Many places are named after him, including Port Moore, Alaska, and Cape Moore, Antarctica, the latter named by Sir James Clark Ross. Laws is spelled Lawes in some sources.

Thomas Edward Laws Moore

FRS
Portrait of T. E. L. Moore from the National Portrait Gallery, part of Arctic Explorers collection, painted by Stephen Pearce in 1860.
Born9 February 1816
Gillingham, Kent
Died30 April 1872(1872-04-30) (aged 56)
East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
RankRear-Admiral
AwardsFRS, Arctic Medal
SpousesEmma Jane Taplen, daughter of Lieutenant Thomas Taplen
ChildrenColonel Edward Crozier Sibbald Moore
Other workGovernor of the Falklands
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