Samuel Douglas McEnery | |
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| United States Senator fromLouisiana | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Newton C. Blanchard |
| Succeeded by | John Thornton |
| 30th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office October 16, 1881 – May 20, 1888 | |
| Lieutenant | W.A. Robertson George L. Walton Clay Knobloch |
| Preceded by | Louis A. Wiltz |
| Succeeded by | Francis T. Nicholls |
| 16th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office January 14, 1880 – October 16, 1881 | |
| Governor | Louis A. Wiltz |
| Preceded by | Louis A. Wiltz |
| Succeeded by | W. A. Robertson |
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| Born | (1837-05-28)May 28, 1837 Monroe, Louisiana |
| Died | June 28, 1910(1910-06-28) (aged 73) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Spring Hill College United States Naval Academy University of Virginia State and National Law School (New York) |
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Samuel Douglas McEnery (May 28, 1837 – June 28, 1910) served as the30th governor of theU.S. state ofLouisiana, with service from 1881 until 1888. He was subsequently aU.S. senator from 1897 until 1910. He was the brother ofJohn McEnery, one of the candidates in the contested1872 election for governor.
McEnery was born inMonroe inOuachita Parish inNorth Louisiana. He attendedSpring Hill College inMobile,Alabama, theUnited States Naval Academy inAnnapolis,Maryland, and theUniversity of Virginia atCharlottesville,Virginia. In 1859, McEnery graduated from theState and National Law School inPoughkeepsie,New York. McEnery served as alieutenant in theConfederate States Army during theCivil War.
In 1866, McEnery began practicing law in Monroe. He became active in the Democratic Party, and served as its chairman inOuachita Parish. He was electedlieutenant governor in 1879, and becameGovernor of Louisiana in 1881 after the death ofLouis A. Wiltz. McEnery was elected to a full term as governor in 1884, but failed to be re-elected in 1888. McEnery's administration was weak because of the power wielded by the State TreasurerEdward A. Burke and thecorruptLouisiana State Lottery Company. Despite Louisiana'sRoman Catholicplurality (and majority inAcadiana and many of the southern parishes of the state), McEnery was the last Catholic to be elected governor prior toEdwin Edwards in 1972.[1]
After losing the 1888 election, McEnery was appointed to serve as an associate justice in the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was elected to serve in theUnited States Senate in 1896, serving there until his death in 1910.[2] While in the Senate, McEnery served on the Committee of Corporations formed in the District of Columbia and the Committee of Transportation and Sale of Meat Products.[3] He was a member ofThe Boston Club of New Orleans.[4]
McEnery died on June 28, 1910, inNew Orleans and was interred there atMetairie Cemetery.[5]
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Louisiana 1884 | Succeeded by Francis T. Nicholls |
| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forGovernor of Louisiana 1892 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 1880-1881 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Louisiana 1881–1888 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1888-1891 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | US Senator (Class 3) from Louisiana 1897–1910 | Succeeded by |
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