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]