What is Paul F. Markham?
'''Paul F. Markham''' (May 22, 1930 – July 13, 2019) was an American attorney. He was the [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts#U.S. Attorneys|United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts]] from 1966 to 1969. Markham was born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. Markham was a key figure in the [[Chappaquiddick incident]] as he was with Senator [[Ted Kennedy]] during the incident. He played a key defense in Kennedy's favor.<ref name=Boyle>{{cite book|last=Boyle|first=James|title=Inquest into the death of Mary Jo Kopechne|year=1970|publisher=Edgartown District Court|location=Edgartown, MA}}</ref> Markham died on July 13, 2019 in [[Peabody, Massachusetts]] at the age of 89.<ref name=Obituary>{{cite news|title=Paul Markham Obituary|work=Legacy.com|access-date=July 15, 2019|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/paul-markham-obituary?pid=193394720}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Markham, Paul F.}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Lawyers from Boston]] [[Category:Politicians from Boston]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}