Tom Moore Craig is a retired history teacher and school administrator, a former legislator, and an active community volunteer in his native Spartanburg County. He is the great-grandson of letter writers Mary Elizabeth Anderson Moore and Thomas John Moore, whose marriage united the Anderson and Moore families represented in this volume.
Locally he has been active with the Spartanburg County Historical Association, Hatcher Garden, and Upcountry History Museum. Tom's essays can be found in the Hub City publication, Stars Fell on Spartanburg: Hub City's Celebrity Encounters. His hobbies are U.S. history, French culture, gardening, and college baseball.
Long active in community activities, Tom has served in the South Carolina House of Representatives, on the State Commission on Human Affairs, and the Commission on Higher Education. He was a teacher, principal, and guidance counselor in Spartanburg District Seven Schools for 30 years.