Parkman was born on May 23, 1850 in Boston to Dr. Samuel and Mary Eliot (Dwight) Parkman. He attended Epes Sargent Dixwell's private school and graduated from Harvard College in 1870.[1]
Business career
Parkman graduated from Harvard Law School in 1874 and was admitted to the bar that same year.[2] He was a member of Russell and Putnam until 1882, when he entered solo practice.[1] Parkman specialized in administration, trust funds, and estate law and was a trustee of many of Boston's larger estates.[1][2] He practiced law until 1895, when he elected treasurer of the Provident Institution for Savings.[2]
Politics
Parkman was a member of the Boston Common Council from 1879 to 1884, the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1886 to 1888, and the Massachusetts Senate from 1892 to 1893. From 1894 to 1915, he was a member of the Massachusetts State Prison Commission.[1] He was also chairman of the Boston Republican city committee, chairman of a commission investing Boston's finances, and a member of the Boston City Hospital board of trustees.[1][2][3]
Parkman was a founding member of the Boston Athletic Association. He was chair of the club's first governing committee and helped organize and incorporate the organization.[4] He was president of the B.A.A. from 1891 to 1896.[5][6]
^ abcdefghi"Henry Parkman Died Today". The Boston Globe. June 24, 1924.
^ abcde"By Party Vote". The Boston Globe. December 24, 1895.
^"City Employes (sic)". The Boston Globe. March 7, 1895.
^"The B. A. A.–Conceived By A John B. O'Reilly, Governed by a George B. Morison and Piloted by a George W. Beales–What Club Ever Had a Better Chance?". The Boston Globe. March 9, 1912.
^"The Baby Is Born". The Boston Globe. February 16, 1887.