Background
Endicott, William Crowninshield was born on September 28, 1860 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Crowninshield (secretary of war, 1885-1889) and Ellen (Peabody) E.
Endicott, William Crowninshield was born on September 28, 1860 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Crowninshield (secretary of war, 1885-1889) and Ellen (Peabody) E.
Lineal descendant in the 9th generation from Governor John E., 1st governor of Massachusetts Colony. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1883. Studied law at Harvard Law school and in an office in Salem.
Admitted to Essex bar, 1886, and since in practice at Boston and Washington, Vice-president and trustee Peabody Museum (Salem). Treasurer and trustee Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Trustee Peabody Institute, Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, Boston Library Society, Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
Vice president Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. President Massachusetts History Society Trustee Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen and Others. President Essex Institute.
Married Marie Louise Thoron, October 3, 1889.