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

Biography

Born in

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, Enos graduated from the New York State Normal School at

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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

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in 1857 and was a member of the

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. During the

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, Enos served in the

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; 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.Captain Elihu Enos Company G
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1824 births 1892 deaths People from Fulton County, New York Politicians from Waukesha, Wisconsin People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War University at Albany, SUNY alumni Educators from Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians People from Pewaukee, Wisconsin Educators from New York (state) 19th-century American educators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1820s-stub