Samuel Douglas McEnery | |
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United States Senator from Louisiana | |
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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Monroe, Louisiana | May 28, 1837
Died | June 28, 1910 New Orleans, Louisiana | (aged 73)
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 the 30th Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with service from 1881 until 1888. He was subsequently a U.S. senator from 1897 until 1910. He was the brother of John McEnery, one of the candidates in the contested 1872 election for governor.