Benjamin A. Enloe
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Benjamin Augustine Enloe (January 18, 1848 - July 8, 1922) was an American
politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
for the 8th congressional district
of Tennessee
.
and attended Bethel College
(McKenzie, Tennessee
) and Cumberland University
(Lebanon, Tennessee
).
While a student at the Cumberland University, he was elected a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
in 1869. He was re-elected under the new state constitution
in 1870. He graduated from the law department of Cumberland University in 1872, was admitted to the bar
in 1873, and commenced practice in Jackson, Tennessee
. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
in 1872 and in 1880. He was appointed by Governor Albert S. Marks
in 1878 to negotiate a settlement of the state debt. He served on the state executive committee from 1878 to 1880. He edited the Jackson Tribune and Sun from 1874 to 1886.
He was elected as a Democrat
to the Fiftieth and the three succeeding Congresses. During the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Education. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He served from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1895.
He edited the Daily Sun at Nashville, Tennessee
for two years, moved to Louisville, Kentucky
, and edited the Louisville Dispatch for two years. He was Secretary of the state fair commission and director of exhibits from Tennessee at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1903. He was elected railroad commissioner of Tennessee and served from 1904 until his death in Nashville, Tennessee
on July 8, 1922, aged 74.
He was interred
in Mount Olivet Cemetery
.
United States
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politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for the 8th congressional district
Tennessee's 8th congressional district
The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state....
of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
.
Biography
He was born on January 18, 1848 in Clarksburg, TennesseeClarksburg, Tennessee
Clarksburg is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
and attended Bethel College
Bethel College (Tennessee)
Bethel University is a Cumberland Presbyterian college in McKenzie, Tennessee.-Biography:It was founded in 1842 in McLemoresville, Tennessee as Bethel Seminary, becoming Bethel College in 1850, and given a state charter in 1847, making it one of the oldest colleges to use the name "Bethel...
(McKenzie, Tennessee
McKenzie, Tennessee
McKenzie is a city at the tripoint of Carroll, Henry, and Weakley counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 5,310 at the 2010 census.It is home to Bethel University and the Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie.-Geography:...
) and Cumberland University
Cumberland University
Cumberland University is a private university in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1842, though the current campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.-History:...
(Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
).
While a student at the Cumberland University, he was elected a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Tennessee House of Representatives
The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional requirements:...
in 1869. He was re-elected under the new state constitution
Tennessee State Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Tennessee defines the form, structure, activities, character, and fundamental rules of the U.S. State of Tennessee....
in 1870. He graduated from the law department of Cumberland University in 1872, was admitted to the bar
Bar association
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in 1873, and commenced practice in Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area...
. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...
in 1872 and in 1880. He was appointed by Governor Albert S. Marks
Albert S. Marks
Albert Smith Marks was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1879 to 1881. He was a Democrat. A former Confederate military officer who had lost a leg in the American Civil War and Chancery Court judge, he did not seek re-election and after his term resumed his practice as an...
in 1878 to negotiate a settlement of the state debt. He served on the state executive committee from 1878 to 1880. He edited the Jackson Tribune and Sun from 1874 to 1886.
He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fiftieth and the three succeeding Congresses. During the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Education. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He served from March 4, 1887 to March 3, 1895.
He edited the Daily Sun at Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
for two years, moved to Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, and edited the Louisville Dispatch for two years. He was Secretary of the state fair commission and director of exhibits from Tennessee at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1903. He was elected railroad commissioner of Tennessee and served from 1904 until his death in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
on July 8, 1922, aged 74.
He was interred
Burial
Burial is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.-History:...
in Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 250-acre cemetery located in Nashville, Tennessee.Mount Olivet has been continuously operated since its establishment in 1856. It serves as the final resting place for many of Middle Tennessee's political and business leaders, including several former governors of...
.