Paul F. Markham | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1966–1969 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Wendell Arthur Garrity Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Herbert F. Travers, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Francis Markham May 22, 1930 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 2019 (aged 89) Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Wyoming Cemetery Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Alma mater | Villanova University (BA) Boston University School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Paul Francis Markham (May 22, 1930 – July 13, 2019) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 1966 to 1969. He was one of two associates of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, in whom Kennedy confided most closely during the Chappaquiddick incident. Markham, along with Kennedy's cousin Joseph Gargan, participated in a futile attempt to rescue Mary Jo Kopechne from Kennedy's submerged car, and also wrote down Kennedy's dictated statement to the police about the accident.