Chittenden

ENRIGHT, John J.

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, p 124 
(portrait p 124)

John J. ENRIGHT, of Burlington [Chittenden County, Vermont], was born 06 
April 1862 in South Burlington [Chittenden County, Vermont]. In 1878 
graduated from the Burlington high school and began the study of law in the 
office of Judge Hamilton S. PECK and later with Hon. Henry BALLARD. At the 
age of twenty-one he was admitted to the Chittenden County bar; had charge of 
Mr. [Henry] BALLARD's office for a year while that gentleman was absent in 
the West, doing quite a large business at that time. He then opened the 
office which he now occupies; these quarters are nicely furnished and 
equipped, covering the whole ground floor; his clientage is steadily on the 
increase, he having been obliged to employ a stenographer the past three 
years to assist him. In politics has always been a strong Democrat; has a 
large following in the Democratic ranks; in 1882 was a candidate for the 
Legislature from South Burlington and only beaten by one vote; in 1892 was a 
candidate for the office of Secretary of State. He has unusual business 
ability and has been long identified with several business enterprises in his 
city; is one of the owners of Mirror Lake Hotel at Lake Placid in the 
Adirondacks and is interested in the Hotel Burlington; is also somewhat 
interested in real estate in Burlington; takes great pleasure in owning and 
driving fine horses and enjoys the reputation of possessing the finest 
driving horses at all times; is well known among horsemen and has sold 
several valuable horses at a large figure. He has risen to a prominent 
position as a lawyer in this county and has a lucrative legal business, 
ranking as one of the best commercial attorneys in the state.

[The father of John J. ENRIGHT appears to be John ENRIGHT, farmer, age 
fifty-eight, born in Ireland (about 1822 by his census age) to parents also 
born in Ireland, who is enumerated in the 1880 census of South Burlington, 
Chittenden County, Vermont with: his wife Joanna (mother of John J. of the 
biography?), age fifty, born about 1860 in Ireland to parents also born 
there; son Michael (brother of John J.?), age twenty-one, born in Vermont; 
son John, age twenty, born about 1860 in Vermont (the subject of the 
biography?); and son T. J. (younger brother of John J.?), age fourteen, born 
in Vermont about 1866. Was John W. ENRIGHT, born about 1868 and enumerated 
in the household of Horace FRENCH in the 1880 census of Wardsboro, Windham 
County, Vermont, related to John J. ENRIGHT of the biography? Bracketed 
material added by submitter, who is not researching this surname, to support 
and clarify information given in the biography and to raise questions.]

Submitted by Cathy Kubly