William H. Enochs

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William Henry Enochs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio
In office
March 4, 1891 – July 13, 1893
Preceded byJacob J. Pugsley
Succeeded byHezekiah S. Bundy
Constituency12th district (1891-1893)
10th district (1893)
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Lawrence County, Ohio district
In office
January 3, 1870 – December 31, 1871
Preceded byRalph Leete
Succeeded byHenry Berkstresser
Personal details
Born(1842-03-29)March 29, 1842
1st West Virginia Infantry

William Henry Enochs (March 29, 1842 – July 13, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Biography

Born near

2nd Ohio Infantry
, April 17, 1861. Later he served as colonel of the
1st West Virginia Infantry and was brevetted brigadier general of Volunteers
March 13, 1865.

After the war ended Enochs studied at the

Cincinnati Law School, graduating in 1866. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Ironton, Ohio
. He also became a member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871.

Enochs was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, until his death in Ironton, Ohio, July 13, 1893.

He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Annis Hamilton Enochs.[1]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ "Burial detail: Enochs, Annis H". ANC Explorer. Retrieved January 28, 2023.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 12th congressional district

March 4, 1891-March 3, 1893
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th congressional district

March 4, 1893–July 13, 1893
Succeeded by