Enos Hook
Enos Hook | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – April 18, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Buchanan |
Succeeded by | Henry White Beeson |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1837-1838 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania | December 3, 1804
Died | July 15, 1841 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania | (aged 36)
Political party | Democratic |
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
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