William H. Enochs
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = William Henry Enochs
|image = William H. Enochs 001.png
|caption =
|state = Ohio
|constituency = 12th district (1891-1893)
10th district (1893)
|term_start = March 4, 1891
|term_end = July 13, 1893
|predecessor = Jacob J. Pugsley
|successor = Hezekiah S. Bundy
|state_house3 = Ohio
|district3 = Lawrence County, Ohio
|term_start3 = January 3, 1870
|term_end3 = December 31, 1871
|predecessor3 = Ralph Leete
|successor3 = Henry Berkstresser
|birth_date = {{birth date|1842|3|29}}
|birth_place = Middleburg, Ohio, US
|death_date = {{death date and age|1893|7|13|1842|3|29}}
|death_place = Ironton, Ohio, US
|restingplace = Arlington National Cemetery
|party = Republican
|alma_mater = Ohio University
Cincinnati Law School
|allegiance=United States of America
|branch= United States Army
Union Army
|rank= 35px Colonel
35px Bvt. Brigadier General
|commands=1st West Virginia Infantry
|unit = 22nd Ohio Infantry
}}
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William Henry Enochs (March 29, 1842 – July 13, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Biography
Born near Middleburg, Ohio, Enochs attended the common schools and Ohio University at Athens. 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.
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.
Enochs was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, until his death in Ironton, Ohio, July 13, 1893.
He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Annis Hamilton Enochs.{{cite web | url = https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgZlbm9jaHM-/ | website = ANC Explorer | accessdate= January 28, 2023 | title = Burial detail: Enochs, Annis H }}
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Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
Category:People from Noble County, Ohio
Category:Ohio University alumni
Category:University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
Category:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Category:Republican Party members of the Ohio House of Representatives
Category:People of Ohio in the American Civil War
Category:People from Ironton, Ohio
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives