GOVERNOR MA VICE PRESIDENT TIMBER '72 & '92 PEABODY AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED PHOTO!

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Here’s a Vintage
1960s
Photo Signed by MA Statesman
ENDICOTT PEABODY
(1920 - 1997)
62
nd
GOVERNOR of MASSACHUSETTS 1963-1965, ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY,
MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL 1955-1957
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VICE PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER IN 1972 and 1992
!
Peabody campaigned for
Vice President of the United States
on the Democratic ticket in
1972
with George McGovern;
he came in fourth in the balloting at the
1972 Democratic National Convention
. He ran under the slogan
"Endicott Peabody, the number one man for the number two job."
In 1992, Peabody ran again for vice president by competing in the
New Hampshire vice-presidential primary
, where he won with 59.7% of the vote. However, the primary is non-binding, and, at the prerogative of the presidential nominee,
Bill Clinton
of
Arkansas
, the vice-presidential nomination eventually went to
Al Gore
of
Tennessee
. Clinton and Gore subsequently won the
general election
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HERE’S A B&W BUST PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF PEABODY BOLDLY SIGNED BY HIM IN SILVER INK PEN:
“
Kindest regards –
Endicott Peabody”
THE DOCUMENT MEASURES 5” x 8” AND IS IN VF CONDITION.
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BIOGRAPHY of the HONORABLE ENDICOTT PEABODY
Endicott Howard Peabody
(February 15, 1920 – December 2, 1997) was an
American
football player and politician from
Massachusetts
. A
Democrat
, he served a single two-year term as the
62nd
Governor of Massachusetts
, from 1963 to 1965. His tenure is probably best known for his categorical opposition to the
death penalty
and for signing into law the bill establishing the
University of Massachusetts Boston
. After losing the
1964 Democratic gubernatorial primary
, Peabody made several more failed bids for office in Massachusetts and
New Hampshire
, including failed campaigns for the U.S. Senate in
1966
and
1986
.
Born in
Lawrence, Massachusetts
to a family with deep colonial roots, Peabody played
college football
at
Harvard University
, where he earned honors as an
All-American
lineman
. He served in the
United States Navy
in
World War II
before embarking on a political career noted more for its failures than its successes. He made multiple unsuccessful attempts to win the position of
Massachusetts Attorney General
, and for the
United States Senate
representing both Massachusetts and
New Hampshire
, and ran for
United States Vice President
in
1972
.
Early life
Endicott Peabody, nicknamed "Chub", was born in
Lawrence, Massachusetts
, the son of Mary Elizabeth (née Parkman) and the Reverend
Malcolm E. Peabody
, a former
Episcopal Bishop of Central New York
. He was a grandson of the founder of
Groton School
and
Brooks School
, also named
Endicott Peabody
, and was a descendant of colonial governor
John Endecott
. He first attended the
William Penn Charter School
, and graduated in 1938 from the Groton School. He earned his
A.B.
from
Harvard College
in 1942, majoring in history. Peabody played on the
Harvard Crimson football
team and also played ice hockey and tennis. He stood out in football, where he was known as the "baby-faced assassin," playing three seasons on the varsity squad, and was the
only unanimous choice
for the
1941 College Football All-America Team
. He was awarded the
Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy
for best collegiate
lineman
in 1941, and was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame
in 1973.
Peabody served in the
United States Navy
during
World War II
, primarily as a
Lieutenant
aboard the
USS
Tirante
in the
Pacific Ocean theater
. He led several boarding parties involving hand-to-hand combat, for which he was awarded several commendations including the
Silver Star
.
Early forays into politics
While serving in the war, Peabody decided to embark on a career in politics. After the war ended, he attended
Harvard Law School
, receiving his
J.D.
degree and attaining admission to the Massachusetts bar in 1948. His first political work was on the
1948
presidential campaign of
Harry S. Truman
. Truman appointed him an Assistant Regional Counsel for the
Office of Price Stabilization
in 1950 and Regional Counsel for the Small Defense Plants Administration in 1952. In 1954 he won election to the
Massachusetts Governor's Council
, serving one two-year term. In 1958, Peabody ran for
Attorney General of Massachusetts
, but lost in the Democratic primary to
Edward McCormack, Jr.
by nine percentage points. In
1960
, he ran for
Governor of Massachusetts
, but came in second (out of seven candidates) in the Democratic primary with 25.5% of the vote. In
that year's presidential election
, he coordinated
John F. Kennedy
's campaigns in
West Virginia
,
Pennsylvania
, and
New Hampshire
.
Governorship
In the
1962 gubernatorial election
, Peabody was victorious in the race for governor, upsetting the
Republican
incumbent
John Volpe
by only 4,431 votes out of over two million cast. Peabody's campaign manager was his law partner Joseph M. Koufman. Peabody was aided in the victory by endorsements from President Kennedy, and
the landslide victory
of Kennedy's brother
Edward
in
the coinciding race
for the president's former
United States Senate
seat.
During his administration, voters approved a state constitutional amendment extending the terms of office of all state constitutional officers from two years to four years, starting from the next election. Peabody advocated laws to prevent discrimination in housing and to establish drug addiction treatment programs. He also strongly opposed
capital punishment
and "vowed that he would not sign a
death warrant
even for the
Boston Strangler
, if he were ever caught and convicted." This position was not without some controversy, because several police officers were killed in the line of duty in the state during his tenure. Peabody recommended the
commutation
of every
death sentence
that he reviewed while governor. It should be noted
Massachusetts' last executions
took place in 1947, though the penalty itself remained in force. On June 18, 1964, Peabody signed into law the bill establishing the
University of Massachusetts Boston
.
On April 1, 1964, the governor's 72-year-old mother, Mary Parkman Peabody, made headlines when she was arrested at the Ponce de Leon Motor Lodge in
St. Augustine, Florida
, for attempting to be served in an integrated group at a
racially segregated
restaurant. The action made her a hero to the
civil rights movement
and brought
civil rights efforts in St. Augustine
, the nation's oldest city, to national and international attention.
In
1964
,
Lt. Gov.
Francis X. Bellotti
mounted a primary campaign against Peabody for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Although Peabody was supported by Senator Kennedy and the party convention, Bellotti was victorious in the primary. Peabody's loss was variously attributed to his controversial opposition to the death penalty, his stiff demeanor in television appearances, and a bruising defeat he suffered early in his term in opposing the winning candidate for
Speaker of the Massachusetts General Court
. Bellotti subsequently lost the general election to John Volpe.
Post-governorship
Senate campaign
In
1966
, Peabody ran for the U.S. Senate, for which there was an open seat that year as a result of the retirement of
Leverett Saltonstall
; he won the Democratic nomination but was defeated by a landslide in the general election by the Republican nominee, the
liberal
state Attorney General
Edward Brooke
.
1972 vice presidential election
Peabody undertook a quixotic campaign for
Vice President of the United States
on the Democratic ticket in
1972
; he came in fourth in the balloting at the
1972 Democratic National Convention
. He ran under the slogan "Endicott Peabody, the number one man for the number two job."
New Hampshire
In 1983, he moved to
Hollis, New Hampshire
, where he ran unsuccessfully for local and statewide political office several times, including for the U.S. Senate in
1986
against the Republican incumbent,
Warren Rudman
.
In 1992, Peabody ran again for vice president by competing in the
New Hampshire vice-presidential primary
, where he won with 59.7% of the vote. However, the primary is non-binding, and, at the prerogative of the presidential nominee,
Bill Clinton
of
Arkansas
, the vice-presidential nomination eventually went to
Al Gore
of
Tennessee
. Clinton and Gore subsequently won the
general election
.
Also in 1992, Peabody ran for a seat in the
New Hampshire House of Representatives
, but he came in third place with 20.7% of the vote.
Peabody died from
leukemia
in Hollis in 1997, aged 77. His remains were interred in
Groton, Massachusetts
.
Family
On June 24, 1944, Peabody married Barbara Welch "Toni" Gibbons (1922–2012), a native of
Bermuda
, the elder daughter of Morris Gibbons, a member of the
Parliament of Bermuda
, and his wife, the former Maude Madge Welch. Peabody and his wife had a daughter, Barbara, and two sons, Robert and Endicott Jr.
Peabody's sister,
Marietta Peabody Tree
, represented the United States on the
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
.
Navy awards
Silver Star
Presidential Unit Citation
for USS
Tirante
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
with two
battle stars
World War II Victory Medal
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