Enoch Poor

Enoch Poor (June 21, 1736 (Old Style) – September 8, 1780) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was a ship builder and merchant from Exeter, New Hampshire.

Enoch Poor
Painting by Ulysses Dow Tenney, 1873, after an earlier portrait by Tadeusz Kościuszko
Born(1736-06-21)June 21, 1736
Andover, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 8, 1780(1780-09-08) (aged 44)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Buried
Hackensack, New Jersey
Allegiance United States
Service/branch Continental Army
Years of service1775–1780
Rank Brigadier general
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
Spouse(s)Martha Osgood
Other workShip builder, merchant
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