Enos Hook

Enos Hook (December 3, 1804 – July 15, 1841) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Enos Hook
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office
March 4, 1839  April 18, 1841
Preceded byAndrew Buchanan
Succeeded byHenry White Beeson
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1837-1838
Personal details
Born(1804-12-03)December 3, 1804
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 15, 1841(1841-07-15) (aged 36)
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Enos Hook was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and commenced practice in Waynesburg. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1837 and 1838.

Hook was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Congresses and served until April 18, 1841, when he resigned. He died in Waynesburg in 1841. Interment in Green Mount Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Enos Hook (id: H000756)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Andrew Buchanan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

1839–1841
Succeeded by
Henry White Beeson


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