Enos Hook

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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.

[edit] Sources

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

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