William Henry Enochs (March 29, 1842 – July 13, 1893) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1891 to 1893.
Biography Born near Middleburg, Ohio, Enochs attended the common schools and Ohio University at Athens.
Civil War When the American Civil War began he enlisted as a private in Company B, 22nd Ohio Infantry, April 17, 1861. Later he served as colonel of the 1st West Virginia Infantry and was brevetted brigadier general of Volunteers March 13, 1865.
Early career After the war ended Enochs studied at the Cincinnati Law School, graduating in 1866. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Ironton, Ohio. He also became a member of the State house of representatives in 1870 and 1871.
Congress Enochs was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, until his death.
Death and burial He died in Ironton, Ohio, July 13, 1893, and was interred in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Annis Hamilton Enochs.
See also List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1790–1899)
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