Elihu Enos

Elihu Enos, Jr. (January 24, 1824 – November 13, 1892) was an American educator and politician.

Elihu Enos, Jr.
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Waukesha 4th district
In office
January 14, 1857 – January 13, 1858
Preceded byCharles S. Hawley
Succeeded byGeorge McWhorter
Personal details
Born
Elihu Enos, Jr.

(1824-01-24)January 24, 1824
Kingsboro, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 1892(1892-11-13) (aged 68)
Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placePrairie Home Cemetery
Waukesha, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Frances Blake
MotherDotha (Johnson) Enos
FatherElihu Enos
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1863–1864
Rank Captain, USV
Unit28th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Biography

Born in Kingsboro, New York, Enos graduated from the New York State Normal School at Albany, New York in 1847. Then, in 1847, he moved to Waukesha, Wisconsin Territory and founded the Waukesha Classical and Normal School. He was appointed postmaster of Waukesha in 1849. In 1853, he moved to a farm in the town of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He served as town superintendent of schools and then Waukesha County, Wisconsin county superintendent of schools. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1857 and was a member of the Republican Party. During the American Civil War, Enos served in the 28th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment; he had to resign from the Union Army and return to Wisconsin because of ill health. In 1872, Enos moved back to Waukesha, Wisconsin and was appointed postmaster of Waukesha for a second time. He died in Waukesha, Wisconsin.[1][2][3]

Notes
  1. 'Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County, Wisconsin Containing Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of the County,' Excelsior Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1894, Biographical Sketch of Elihu Enos, pg. 651-652
  2. Links to the Past-Elihu Enos
  3. Captain Elihu Enos Company G


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