Samuel Parkman (1751-1824)
Samuel Parkman, Merchant, of Boston, Massachusetts
He was born at Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He became a prosperous merchant in Boston with premises on Merchant's Row. He furthered his fortune on becoming a partner in the land company of Parkman, Ohio & Parkman, with each partner becoming the owner of 40,000-acres in Maine. He commissioned Gilbert Stuart to paint George Washington and gifted the portrait to the City of Boston in 1806. For many years it hung at Fanueil Hall and is now seen at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. He also commissioned Paul Revere to cast a bronze bell for his father's church in Westborough which was later moved to Boston's Old South Church where the Boston Tea Party originated. He was married twice and was the father of 11-children. He lived at the corner of Green and Chardon Streets, Boston.
