Henry Bradford Endicott - Boston, MA - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Henry Bradford Endicott was born September 11, 1853 in Dedham, MA. Upon graduating high school he went into the leather business and eventually was a founding partner of the Endicott-Johnson Corporation, a major manufacturer of shoes and a company that was known for its progressive labor and business practices.

During World War I it was largely through Endicott's efforts that the Massachusetts National Guard was equipped and deployed. He was appointed by Governor McCall of Massachusetts to the Committee on Public Safety and appointed chairman to the Executive Committee. After the famous explosion in Halifax Harbor on December 6, 1917 that killed 200 people and injured 9000 people, Endicott organized the relief effort from Massachusetts.

An ornate 69" by 41" by 3" bronze tablet honors the accomplishments of Henry Bradford Endicott. At the top of the tablet is a relief portrait of Henry Bradford Endicott wearing a suit jacket and bow tie. The portrait is encircled by a wreath. At the bottom is relief of the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A pair of fasces brackets each side of the inscription The tablet was created by the famous sculptor Henry Hudson Kitson and cast at the T. F. McGann & Sons Company foundry in 1921.

The tablet is inscribed:

HENRY BRADFORD ENDICOTT

HUMANITARIAN LOYAL CITIZEN
PATRIOT

STATE AND FEDERAL
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
EXECUTIVE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
FEBRUARY 10, 1917 - NOVEMBER 21, 1918
IN A TIME OF GREAT NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND
CIVIC STRESS, A LEADER OF THE HOME ARMY,
HE PLACED HIS EMINENT ABILITIES, HIS ENER
GIES, HIS LIFE, AT THE SERVICE OF THE STATE
AND NATION, INSPIRING HIS FELLOW MEN TO
SUPREME EFFORT IN BEHALF OF COUNTRY,
OF PRINCIPLE, OF RIGHT. IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING
TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY THIS TABLET IS DEDICATED
BY THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
BORN SEPTEMBER 11, 1853
DIED FEBRUARY 12, 1920

The Massachusetts State House at 24 Beacon Street in Boston is open to the public Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. All visitors must enter through the General Hooker entrance.

Your impression of the sculpture?: Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon Street Boston, MA United States 01233 Sculptors Name: Henry Hudson Kitson Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed

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