Preceded by Ralph Leete Succeeded by Henry Berkstresser Resigned July 13, 1893 | Name William Enochs Role U.S. representative | |
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William Henry Enochs (March 29, 1842 – July 13, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Biography
Born near Middleburg, Ohio, Enochs attended the common schools and Ohio University at Athens. When the American Civil War began he enlisted as a Private in Company B, 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 practicec 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.