E. C. Banfield

E. C. Banfield (September 19, 1828 – November 12, 1887) was a New Hampshire lawyer who served as Solicitor of the United States Treasury.

Biography

Everett Colby Banfield was born in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on September 19, 1828.[1] He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1845, and Harvard University, graduating in 1850.[2][3][4][5] Banfield studied law with Nathan Clifford and John P. Healy, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston.[6]

Banfield was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861, and served one term.[7] In 1863, Banfield was confirmed as U.S. Consul in Algiers.[8][9] He accepted a legal position in the New York Custom House in 1866.[10] Banfield was appointed Solicitor of the Treasury in 1869 and served until 1874.[11]

In 1874 Banfield accepted a position with the Pacific Mail Company in San Francisco.[12] Banfield later returned to Wolfeboro, where he practiced law part-time.[13] E. C. Banfield died in New York City on November 12, 1887.[14] He was buried in Wolfeboro.[15]

Personal life

Banfield was married to Anne S. Fiske (1834–1915). Anne was the sister of Helen Hunt Jackson.[16]

References
  1. Harvard College Class of 1850, published by the college, 1895, page 5
  2. Exercises at the Centennial Celebration of the Founding of Phillips Exeter Academy, published by the academy, 1884, page 74
  3. General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1783-1903, published by Phillips Exeter Academy, 1903, page 52
  4. Catalogue of Harvard University, published by the University, 1846, page 32
  5. Harvard University Bulletin, published by the University, 1889, Volume 5
  6. Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by William Thomas Davis, Volume 1, 1895, page 455
  7. Reunion of the Legislature of 1862, published by Wright & Potter Printers, Boston, 1863, page 8
  8. Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, Volume 13, 1887, page 664
  9. Newspaper article, News From Washington, New York Times, January 6, 1863
  10. Harvard University Class of 1850, published by the university, 1900, pages 5 to 6
  11. Register of the Department of Justice, published by the department, 1885, page 4
  12. The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire, by Charles Henry Bell, 1893, page 164
  13. The Manchester, New Hampshire Directory, published by Sampson, Davenport & Co., Boston, 1882, page 549
  14. Harvard University Bulletin, published by the university, Volumes 4-5, 1887, page 77
  15. Cemetery Inscriptions, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, by John S. Fipphen, 1993, page 51
  16. The Indian Reform Letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1879-1885, by Helen Hunt Jackson, edited by Valerie Sherer Mathes, 1998, page 111
Legal offices
Preceded by
Edward Jordan		 Solicitor of the United States Treasury
1869–1874		 Succeeded by
Bluford Wilson
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