Augustus Bradford Endicott

Who was Augustus Bradford Endicott?

Augustus Bradford Endicott was a Massachusetts state legislator and sheriff of Norfolk County.

Endicott, the son of Elijah Endicott and Cynthia Endicott, was born September 10, 1818 in Canton, Massachusetts. He was a direct descendant of Gilbert Endicott, who arrived in Massachusetts from England in 1658. Following an apprenticeship as a carpenter, Endicott moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts at age 21 where he was employed for ten years as a pattern maker in a foundry.

In 1853, Endicott moved to Dedham, Massachusetts, and was appointed deputy sheriff of Norfolk County for Dedham the same year. He served in that position until 1885. In 1885, he was elected sheriff of Norfolk County, a position in which he served for ten years. Endicott represented Dedham in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1872 and 1874.

Endicott was active in Dedham civic affairs, and served as a member of the town's Board of Selectmen for twenty years. Endicott also served as overseer of the poor, and was on the Board of Health for twenty-one years. Endicott served as president of both the Dedham National Bank and the Dedham Institution for Savings, until there was a law passed by the Massachusetts state legislature that a person could not hold office in a savings bank and a national bank at the same time. Endicott also served as director of the Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Company.