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Nathaniel Moore (golfer)

Nathaniel Moore
Personal information
Full nameNathaniel Ford Moore III
BornJanuary 31, 1884 (1884-01-31)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 1910 (1910-01-10) (aged 25)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
SpouseHelen Fargo
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Nathaniel Ford Moore III (January 31, 1884 – January 9, 1910), known as Nathan or Nat, was an American golfer from Illinois who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was the son of James Hobart Moore, a wealthy businessman with controlling interest in the National Biscuit Company, Continental Can, Diamond Match Company and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad; and his wife Lora Moore.[1] He died in the Chez Shaw brothel in Chicago's Levee district after spending much of the previous night at the Everleigh Club.[2] Drugs were suspected in his death, which led to a crackdown on brothels and morphine abuse in Chicago.[3][4]

In 1904 he was part of the American Olympic golf team which won the gold medal. He finished 28th in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 19th in the qualification and was eliminated in the second round of the match play.[5]

See also

Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Citations

  1. ^ Abbott 2007, p. 211.
  2. ^ Abbott 2007, pp. 211–16.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Mark (August 17, 2018). "The legacy of Lora Knight — and why Vikingsholm is one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in North America". TahoeMagazine.
  4. ^ Brown, Julie (December 27, 2021). "The mysterious castle in Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay". SFGATE.
  5. ^ "Nat Moore". Olympedia. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

References

  • Abbott, Karen (2007). Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-1-4000-6530-1.