George Parkman | |
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Born | George Parkman February 19, 1790 |
Died | November 23, 1849 Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 59)
Cause of death | murder |
Occupation(s) | physician, real estate developer, landlord |
Known for | Parkman–Webster murder case |
Relatives | Francis Parkman Junior (nephew) Quincy Adams Shaw (nephew) |
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.