Enos Hook

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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

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

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


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