John Endicott (Dedham)

John Endicott (February 14, 1764 – January 31, 1857) was an American politician from Dedham, Massachusetts. Endicott was born in Canton, Massachusetts on February 14, 1764, and lived on East Street in Dedham.[1][2]

This article is about the politician from Dedham. For the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, see John Endecott. For the American academic and administrator, see John Edgar Endicott.

Endicott held many public offices and was an active and influential citizen of Dedham.[1] He was a Representative to the Great and General Court from 1805 to 1814, and again in 1816, 1830, and 1834.[1] He became a Senator from 1817 to 1819 and from 1831 to 1833.[1] Endicott was also a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1820–1821 and a Presidential Elector in 1824, as well as being a member of the Executive Council from 1827 to 1830.[1]

Endicott was chosen deacon of the First Church and Parish in Dedham in 1833 and held that office for many years.[1] He was the first President of the Norfolk Mutual Fire Insurance Company.[1]

Endicott died in Dedham, January 31, 1857.[1] In 1867, the East Street School, located at the site of the present day St. Luke's Church, was renamed the Endicott School in his honor.[3][2]

References
  1. Worthington 1896, pp. 80–81.
  2. Slafter 1905, p. 232.
  3. Dedham Historical Society 2001, p. 20.

Works cited
  • Dedham Historical Society (2001). Dedham. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-0944-0. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  • Worthington, Erastus (1896). "Report of the Curators". The Dedham Historical Register. Dedham Historical Society. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  • Slafter, Carlos (1905). A Record of Education: The Schools and Teachers of Dedham, Massachusetts 1644-1904. Dedham Transcript Press. 1642-3.
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