Elihu Enos

Elihu Enos, Jr.
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Waukesha 4th district
In office January 14, 1857 – January 13, 1858
Preceded by	Charles S. Hawley
Succeeded by	George McWhorter
Personal details
Born	Elihu Enos, Jr. (1824-01-24)January 24, 1824 Kingsboro, New York, U.S.
Died	November 13, 1892(1892-11-13) (aged 68) Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Prairie Home Cemetery Waukesha, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Frances Blake
Parents	Elihu Enos (father) Dotha (Johnson) Enos (mother)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1863–1864
Rank	Captain, USV
Unit	28th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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

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.