George Parkman

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 19, 1790
Birth nameGeorge Parkman
Birth place
Beacon Hill Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Nationality
United States
Date of deathNovember 23, 1849
Place of death
Boston , Beacon Hill Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Parents
Samuel Parkman
Relatives
Francis Parkman
Quincy Adams Shaw
James Henry Blake
Elizabeth Willard Parkman
Francis Parkman (Senior)
Known for
Parkman–Webster murder case

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=lSDvXuQpzBwC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=George+Bemis,+''Report+of+the+Case+of+John+W.+Webster''&source=bl&ots=8L48T-brQA&sig=Dx6r8PIA_oUVw-uWtNJ4d5XonJs&hl=en&ei=_bYMTtbpBemPsQLMjLX9CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2566026R
  3. http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/66540170R
  4. http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious%5Fmurders/classics/george%5Fparkman
  5. http://www.edinboro.edu/cwis/polisci/jimfisher/forensics/webster1.html
  6. http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/070383.html
  7. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/MA1728
  8. http://www.massmoments.org/moment.cfm?mid=85
  9. http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/10.03/23-murder.html
  10. http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/ideasv41/halttun4.htm