George Parkman

George Parkman
George Parkman, "The Pedestrian"
Born
George Parkman

(1790-02-19)February 19, 1790
DiedNovember 23, 1849(1849-11-23) (aged 59)
Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cause of deathmurder
Occupation(s)physician, real estate developer, landlord
Known forParkman–Webster murder case
RelativesFrancis Parkman Junior (nephew)

Quincy Adams Shaw (nephew)
James Henry Blake (nephew)

Robert Gould Shaw (grandnephew)

George Parkman (February 19, 1790 – November 23, 1849), a Boston Brahmin and a member of one of Boston's richest families, was a prominent physician, businessman, and philanthropist, as well the victim in the sensationally gruesome Parkman–Webster murder case, which shook Boston in 1849–1850.