Enos Lowe

Enos Lowe (May 5, 1804 – February 13, 1880) was a pioneer medical doctor and businessman who was among the original founders of Omaha, Nebraska, and served as president of the Second Iowa Constitutional Convention.

Biography Enos Lowe was born on May 5, 1804, in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the county of Guilford. Along with his brother Jesse, Lowe's parents were strict Quakers, and his early training in Quaker principles were said to guide his entire life.

After Lowe presided over the 1846 convention and at the same time a United States General Land Office was established at Iowa City, he was appointed receiver of public money and moved to Iowa City. The Council Bluffs company platted the town of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1853 and Lowe became one of the founders of the city of Omaha in 1854.

A member of Omaha's Old Settlers' Association, later Lowe served as the first president of the Omaha Medical Society in 1866. He was also an incorporator of the Platte Valley and Pacific Railway Company, which was instrumental in maintaining Omaha's early prospects as a railroad city, as well as the Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Railroad.

Lowe died on February 13, 1880, in Omaha.