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Dr George Parkman

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Dr George Parkman

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
23 Nov 1849 (aged 58–59)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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George Parkman was Medical Doctor who started the McLaren Asylum in Boston, and sold the land for the Harvard Medical School. He was also a landlord and moneylender. Parkman was killed on November 23, 1849 by Dr. John Webster when he went to collect the 2,432-dollar debt that was owed. This was the first trial in America that used medical evidence.
George Parkman was Medical Doctor who started the McLaren Asylum in Boston, and sold the land for the Harvard Medical School. He was also a landlord and moneylender. Parkman was killed on November 23, 1849 by Dr. John Webster when he went to collect the 2,432-dollar debt that was owed. This was the first trial in America that used medical evidence.

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  • Created by: TR Kromer
  • Added: Jul 23, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7703530/george-parkman: accessed ), memorial page for Dr George Parkman (1790–23 Nov 1849), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7703530, citing Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by TR Kromer (contributor 24127979).