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 ENDICOTT. ENXLKING. 203 state auditor six years (1S70 to '76) ; state treasurer five years (1876— 'Si) ; deputy tax commissioner from 1SS1 to the present time. Mr. Endicott is a director in the Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Company ; Nepon- set National Bank ; was for forty years trustee of the Canton Institution for Sav- ings, and is now its president. ENDICOTT, HENRY, son of Elijah and Cynthia (Childs) Endicott, was born in Canton, Norfolk county, November 14, 1824. He was educated in the public schools ; commenced business life in the manufac- ture of steam engines and boilers, in Bos- ton, in 1S45, under the firm name of Allen & Endicott. He retired from business in i37S- HENRY ENDICOTT. Mr. Endicott has long been a prominent member of the order of Free and Accepted Masons, and is now serving his third year as grand master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. ENDICOTT, William Crownin- SH1ELD, the son of William Putnam and Mary (Crowninshield) Endicott of Salem, Essex county, was born in Salem, Novem- ber 19, 1826. His father was a graduate of Harvard University, class of 1822, and a descendant from John Endicott, the first governor of Massachusetts. His maternal grandfather, Jacob Crowninshield, was a member of Congress for some years, and was appointed and confirmed secretary of the navy in Jefferson's cabinet, but de- clined, preferring to remain in Congress. William C. Endicott received his earl)' education in the Latin school in Salem ; he entered Harvard University in 1843, and was graduated with the class of 1847. Soon after graduating, he studied law in the office of Nathaniel J. Lord, then the leading member of the Essex bar, and in the Harvard law school. He was called to the bar in 1850, and began practice in Salem in 1851. He was elected a member of the Salem common council in 1852, and in 1853 entered into co-partnership with J. W. Perry, under the firm name of Perry & Endicott. In 1857 he became city solici- tor, which office he held until 1S64. In 1873 he was appointed by Governor Wil- liam B. Washburn, to the bench of the supreme court of Massachusetts. He re- mained on the bench until 1882, when he resigned. Judge Endicott was president of the Salem Bank from 1857 to '73. In 1863 he was elected president of the Peabody Academy of Science in Salem, and still holds the office. In 1884 he was Democratic candidate for governor of the State. In 1885 he became secretary of war in the cabinet of President Cleveland. He was married December 13, 1859, to Ellen, daughter of George Peabody, of Salem. His family consists of two chil- dren : William C, Jr., and Mary C. Endi- cott, who was married on the 15th of No- vember, 1888, to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain of Birmingham, England. ENNEKING, JOHN J., son of Joseph J. and Mary M. (Bramlage) Enneking, was born in Minster, Auglaize county, Ohio, October 4, 1S41, and isof German descent. He received his early education in the schools of his native village, was an apt scholar, always preferring, however, to draw pictures on his slate rather than per- form sums in arithmetic. This natural predilection was not appreciated by the teacher, nor was the indiscriminate use of charcoal at home looked upon with favor by his father, but he had the sympathy of his mother, who was quite an artist in many directions. In 1858 he was sent to Mt. St. Mary's College, Cincinnati, Ohio, where, in addi- tion to his regular studies, he devoted