Enos Hook

Enos Hook
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	December 3, 1804 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Died	July 15, 1841 (aged 36) Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
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

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