Benjamin Augustine Enloe | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | John M. Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John E. McCall |
| Member of theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1869 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1848 (1848-01-18) Clarksburg, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 1922 (1922-07-09) (aged 74) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Fannie Howard Ashworth Enloe |
| Children | Benjamin Augustine EnloeMarie Enloe |
| Alma mater | Bethel CollegeCumberland University |
| Profession | Attorney, politician, editor |
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Benjamin Augustine Enloe (January 18, 1848 – July 8, 1922) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representatives for the8th congressional district ofTennessee.
Enloe was born on January 18, 1848, inClarksburg, Tennessee son of Benjamin S. and Nancy O. Blair Enloe. He attendedBethel College (McKenzie, Tennessee) andCumberland University in (Lebanon, Tennessee). He married Fannie Howard Ashworth on April 5, 1870, and they had two children, Benjamin Augustine and Marie.[1][unreliable source?]
While a student atCumberland University, Enloe was elected a member of theTennessee House of Representatives in 1869. He was re-elected under the newstate constitution in 1870. He graduated from theCumberland Law School in 1872, was admitted to thebar in 1873, and began practice inJackson, Tennessee. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1872 and in 1880. He was appointed by GovernorAlbert S. Marks in 1878 to negotiate the settling of the state deficit. He served on the state executive committee from 1878 to 1880. He edited theJackson Tribune and theDaily Sun from 1874 to 1886.[2]
Enloe was elected as aDemocrat to theFiftieth and the three following Congresses. During theFifty-second andFifty-third Congresses, he was chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Education. Not successful as a candidate for re-election in 1894 to theFifty-fourth Congress. He served from March 4, 1887, to March 4, 1895.[3]
After editing theDaily Sun atNashville, Tennessee, for two years, Enloe moved toLouisville, Kentucky, and edited theLouisville Dispatch for two years. He was secretary of the state fair commission and director of exhibits from Tennessee at theSt. Louis World's Fair in 1903. Elected railroad commissioner of Tennessee, Enloe served from 1904 until his death.
Enloe died at his home in Nashville on July 8, 1922, aged 74.[4] He isinterred atMount Olivet Cemetery.[5][unreliable source?]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's 8th congressional district 1887-1895 | Succeeded by |
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| Education (1883–1947) | ||
| Labor (1883–1947) | ||
| Education and Labor* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedEconomic and Educational Opportunities in 104th Congress andEducation and the Workforce in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses. | |
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