Samuel D. McEnery

Samuel Douglas McEnery
United States Senator
from Louisiana
In office
March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910
Preceded byNewton C. Blanchard
Succeeded byJohn Thornton
30th Governor of Louisiana
In office
October 16, 1881 – May 20, 1888
LieutenantW.A. Robertson
George L. Walton
Clay Knobloch
Preceded byLouis A. Wiltz
Succeeded byFrancis T. Nicholls
16th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
In office
January 14, 1880 – October 16, 1881
GovernorLouis A. Wiltz
Preceded byLouis A. Wiltz
Succeeded byW. A. Robertson
Personal details
Born(1837-05-28)May 28, 1837
Monroe, Louisiana
DiedJune 28, 1910(1910-06-28) (aged 73)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSpring 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.