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.
In 1866, McEnery began practicing law in Monroe. He became active in the Democratic Party, and served as its chairman in Ouachita Parish. He was elected lieutenant governor in 1879, and became Governor of Louisiana in 1881 after the death of Louis 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 Treasurer Edward A. Burke and the corruptLouisiana State Lottery Company. Despite Louisiana's Roman Catholicplurality (and majority in Acadiana and many of the southern parishes of the state), McEnery was the last Catholic to be elected governor prior to Edwin 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 the United 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 of The Boston Club of New Orleans.[4]
^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 41. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^For McEnery's positions on the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, see Robert Harrison, Congress, Progressive Reform, and the New American State (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004), pp. 77, 235, 253. ISBN978-0-521-82789-8, ISBN0-521-82789-2.
^See the Louisiana Secretary of State's "Samuel Douglas McEnery" 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine site for McEnery's religious affiliation, date of death, and other information.
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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 Samuel Douglas McEneryUnited States Senatorfrom LouisianaIn office March 4 1897 June 28 1910Preceded byNewton C BlanchardSucceeded byJohn Thornton30th Governor of LouisianaIn office October 16 1881 May 20 1888LieutenantW A RobertsonGeorge L WaltonClay KnoblochPreceded byLouis A WiltzSucceeded byFrancis T Nicholls16th Lieutenant Governor of LouisianaIn office January 14 1880 October 16 1881GovernorLouis A WiltzPreceded byLouis A WiltzSucceeded byW A RobertsonPersonal detailsBorn 1837 05 28 May 28 1837Monroe LouisianaDiedJune 28 1910 1910 06 28 aged 73 New Orleans LouisianaPolitical partyDemocraticAlma materSpring Hill CollegeUnited States Naval AcademyUniversity of VirginiaState and National Law School New York Signature Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksEarly life edit nbsp Mrs Samuel D McEneryMcEnery was born in Monroe in Ouachita Parish in North Louisiana He attended Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville Virginia In 1859 McEnery graduated from the State and National Law School in Poughkeepsie New York McEnery served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War Career editIn 1866 McEnery began practicing law in Monroe He became active in the Democratic Party and served as its chairman in Ouachita Parish He was elected lieutenant governor in 1879 and became Governor of Louisiana in 1881 after the death of Louis 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 Treasurer Edward A Burke and the corrupt Louisiana State Lottery Company Despite Louisiana s Roman Catholic plurality and majority in Acadiana and many of the southern parishes of the state McEnery was the last Catholic to be elected governor prior to Edwin 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 the United 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 of The Boston Club of New Orleans 4 Death editMcEnery died on June 28 1910 in New Orleans and was interred there at Metairie Cemetery 5 See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 49 Notes edit After Edwin Edwards Catholics Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Bobby Jindal and John Bel Edwards were elected governors S Doc 58 1 Fifty eighth Congress Extraordinary session beginning November 9 1903 Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A J Halford Special edition Corrections made to November 5 1903 GovInfo gov U S Government Printing Office November 9 1903 p 41 Retrieved July 2 2023 For McEnery s positions on the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 see Robert Harrison Congress Progressive Reform and the New American State Cambridge England Cambridge University Press 2004 pp 77 235 253 ISBN 978 0 521 82789 8 ISBN 0 521 82789 2 https babel hathitrust org cgi pt id nnc1 cu09362126 amp seq 335 See the Louisiana Secretary of State s Samuel Douglas McEnery Archived 2008 02 21 at the Wayback Machine site for McEnery s religious affiliation date of death and other information External links edit nbsp Media related to Samuel D McEnery at Wikimedia Commons United States Congress McENERY Samuel Douglas id M000429 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008 10 19 State of Louisiana Biography Cemetery Memorial by La Cemeteries McEnery Samuel Douglas Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography 1900 Samuel D McEnery Late a Senator from Louisiana US Government Printing Office 1911 John and Samuel McEnery Papers at The Historic New Orleans CollectionParty political officesPreceded byLouis A Wiltz Democratic nominee for Governor of Louisiana1884 Succeeded byFrancis T NichollsPreceded byFrancis T Nicholls Democratic nominee for Governor of Louisiana1892 Succeeded byMurphy J FosterPolitical officesPreceded byLouis A Wiltz Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana1880 1881 Succeeded byW A RobertsonPreceded byLouis A Wiltz Governor of Louisiana1881 1888 Succeeded byFrancis T NichollsPreceded byRobert Barr Todd Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court1888 1891 Succeeded byLynn B WatkinsU S SenatePreceded byNewton C Blanchard US Senator Class 3 from Louisiana1897 1910 Succeeded byJohn R 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