Charles Endicott
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Charles Endicott
OR:
Charles Endicott on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Charles W. Endicott (October 28, 1822 – August 19, 1899) was an American attorney and politician who served as
Auditor An auditor is a person or a firm appointed by a company to execute an audit.Practical Auditing, Kul Narsingh Shrestha, 2012, Nabin Prakashan, Nepal To act as an auditor, a person should be certified by the regulatory authority of accounting an ...
and
Treasurer A treasurer is a person responsible for the financial operations of a government, business, or other organization. Government The treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue. The treasure ...
of Massachusetts, and was a member of both houses of the
state legislature A state legislature is a Legislature, legislative branch or body of a State (country subdivision), political subdivision in a Federalism, federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of ...
.


Early life

Endicott was born in
Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about southwest of Downtown Boston. History The area that is present ...
to Elijah Endicott and Cynthia (Childs) Endicott, and attended the local schools. He married Miriam Webb on September 30, 1845, and they had one child. He remarried to Augusta G. Dinsmore on October 2, 1848, and they had two children. He was appointed a Norfolk County deputy sheriff in 1846. He
read law Reading law was the primary method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship un ...
, and was admitted to the bar in 1857. Endicott served in Canton as a town clerk, member of the school committee, and representative to both the
House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...
(in 1851, 1857, and 1858), and the
State Senate In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states. A legislature generally performs state duties for a state in the same way that the United States Congress performs national duties at ...
(in 1866 and 1867).


State treasurer

In November 1875 Endicott was elected state treasurer for a term beginning in January 1876. Endicott retired from the treasurer's office after his fifth term. Endicott had served five consecutive one year terms as treasurer and he was barred by term limits from running for re-election. Endicott died on August 20, 1899, after fainting in his home, with heatstroke being identified as a possible cause. At the time of his death, he was thought to be in good health.


See also

* 88th Massachusetts General Court (1867)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Endicott, Charles State treasurers of Massachusetts Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Republican Party Massachusetts state senators State auditors of Massachusetts People from Canton, Massachusetts 1822 births 1899 deaths 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court