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Peabody-Parkman-Homans family of Massachusetts


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  Henry Parkman, Jr. (1894-1958) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 26, 1894. Son of Henry Parkman and Mary Frances (Parker) Parkman. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936; member of Massachusetts state senate Third Suffolk District, 1929-36; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1933; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in 1958 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Parkman and Mary Frances (Parker) Parkman; married, June 26, 1936, to Doris Montague Leamy; uncle of William P. Homans, Jr..
  Endicott Peabody (1920-1997) — also known as "Chub" — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass.; Washington, D.C. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., February 15, 1920. Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council 3rd District, 1955-56; candidate for Massachusetts state attorney general, 1956, 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964, 1968; Governor of Massachusetts, 1963-65; defeated, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1986. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Elks. Died December 1, 1997 (age 77 years, 289 days). Interment at Town Cemetery, Groton, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Malcolm E. Peabody and Mary (Parkman) Peabody; married, June 24, 1944, to Barbara Gibbons; cousin of William P. Homans, Jr..
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  William P. Homans, Jr. (c.1922-1997) — of Massachusetts. Born in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., about 1922. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1963-65. Persuaded Massachusetts' high court to strike down the death penalty. Died at a nursing home in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 7, 1997 (age about 75 years). Interment at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Mass.
  Relatives: Nephew of Henry Parkman, Jr.; cousin of Endicott Peabody.

 

 


 
   
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