| Birthname: | Edgar Blackburn Moore |
| E. Blackburn Moore | |
| State Delegate: | Virginia |
| District: | 24th |
| Term Start: | January 8, 1964 |
| Term End: | January 10, 1968 |
| Preceded: | Junie L. Bradshaw |
| Succeeded: | Flournoy L. Largent Jr. |
| State Delegate3: | Virginia |
| District3: | 25th |
| Term Start3: | January 10, 1962 |
| Term End3: | January 8, 1964 |
| Preceded3: | None (district created) |
| Succeeded3: | Wilbur C. Daniel |
| Office4: | Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Clarke, Frederick, and Winchester |
| Term Start4: | August 17, 1933 |
| Term End4: | January 10, 1962 |
| Preceded4: | Joseph S. Denny |
| Speaker: | 49th |
| Term Start2: | January 11, 1950 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 1968 |
| Predecessor2: | G. Alvin Massenburg |
| Successor2: | John Warren Cooke |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Death Place: | Winchester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Greenhill Cemetery Berryville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Dorothy Parker |
| Residence: | Berryville, Virginia |
| Alma Mater: | Davidson College Cornell University |
Edgar Blackburn "Blackie" Moore (April 26, 1897 – July 22, 1980) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1933 - 1967 and was its Speaker 1950 - 1967, making him the second longest serving Speaker after Linn Banks.[1] [2]
Moore was born in Washington, D.C. He attended Davidson College and Cornell University. On September 8, 1920 he married Dorothy Parker of Charlotte, North Carolina.[2]
Moore lived in Berryville in Clarke County, Virginia. He was a fruit grower and banker.[1] [3]
Moore entered the House of Delegates in 1933. By 1942 he had been named chair of the Confirmation Committee. He joined the Rules Committee in 1948, and was chosen as Speaker in 1950.[1] [4] [5]
Moore was an alternate delegate to the 1944 Democratic National Convention, and a full delegate in 1948.[3]
He became a member of the State Water Control Board when it was established in 1946 and served on it until 1970. He was its chair most of that period.[2]
Moore died in Winchester on July 22, 1980. He is buried in Greenhill Cemetery in Berryville.[2]