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.Harvard College Class of 1850, published by the college, 1895, page 5 He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1845, and Harvard University, graduating in 1850.Exercises at the Centennial Celebration of the Founding of Phillips Exeter Academy, published by the academy, 1884, page 74General Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1783-1903, published by Phillips Exeter Academy, 1903, page 52Catalogue of Harvard University, published by the University, 1846, page 32Harvard University Bulletin, published by the University, 1889, Volume 5 Banfield studied law with Nathan Clifford and John P. Healy, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston.Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by William Thomas Davis, Volume 1, 1895, page 455
Banfield was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861, and served one term.Reunion of the Legislature of 1862, published by Wright & Potter Printers, Boston, 1863, page 8 In 1863, Banfield was confirmed as U.S. Consul in Algiers.Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, Volume 13, 1887, page 664Newspaper article, News From Washington, New York Times, January 6, 1863 He accepted a legal position in the New York Custom House in 1866.Harvard University Class of 1850, published by the university, 1900, pages 5 to 6 Banfield was appointed Solicitor of the Treasury in 1869 and served until 1874.Register of the Department of Justice, published by the department, 1885, page 4
In 1874 Banfield accepted a position with the Pacific Mail Company in San Francisco.The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire, by Charles Henry Bell, 1893, page 164 Banfield later returned to Wolfeboro, where he practiced law part-time.The Manchester, New Hampshire Directory, published by Sampson, Davenport & Co., Boston, 1882, page 549 E. C. Banfield died in New York City on November 12, 1887.Harvard University Bulletin, published by the university, Volumes 4-5, 1887, page 77 He was buried in Wolfeboro.Cemetery Inscriptions, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, by John S. Fipphen, 1993, page 51
Personal life Banfield was married to Anne S. Fiske (1834–1915). Anne was the sister of Helen Hunt Jackson.The Indian Reform Letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1879-1885, by Helen Hunt Jackson, edited by Valerie Sherer Mathes, 1998, page 111
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