James L. Enos

James Lysander Enos (September 19, 1825 – 1903) was a teacher and newspaper publisher in Iowa.

Early life and education Enos was born in Lysander, New York on September 19, 1825. At age 15, he started studying medicine with W. W. Day in New York City, but gave it up to go into teaching instead. He attended the Albany Normal School in Albany, New York, graduating in 1845 in the school's inaugural class. He studied under David Perkins Page.

Career Enos first began his editing career with Northwestern Educator in Chicago in 1849. He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin where he married Adelia Frances Hyde in 1850. He was a candidate for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 1852 election, for the Free Soil Party, but did not win. He remained in Madison as the school principal until 1853.

He lived briefly in New York City before moving again to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1854, and earned a medical degree in 1858 from the University of Kentucky. His wife died at the age of 30.

Enos continued in publishing newspapers and periodicals for some time before moving to Florida in 1884