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

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