Francis Peabody Jr. (September 1, 1854 – February 9, 1938) was an American lawyer, sportsman, businessman and political figure.

[3] When he was 16 years old, Peabody's father became a partner with J. S. Morgan & Co., which resulted in the family moving to England.

[4] In 1896, he turned over control of the team to R. C. Lehmann, a noted English rowing coach that Peabody knew from his time in the country.

Peabody purchased the Forbes stock farm in Canton, Massachusetts, and bred thoroughbred Show hunters.

[2] In 1897, Peabody represented two heirs of Francois Etienne Derieux, a French citizen whose estate was managed by the Turkish consul general in Boston, Joseph A.

[6] Peabody's insistence led to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office prosecuting Iasigi, who was charged with embezzling about $220,000.

[7] Iasigi was found guilty and spent 11 ½ years in prison before receiving a pardon from Eben Sumner Draper.

[2] In early November 1894, Boston Democrats began working to secure their party's nomination for mayor for Peabody.

[12] On November 9, 1894, Peabody stated that "in no sense am I seeking [the Democratic nomination], for I have no desire to relinquish my law business”.

[15] Peabody lost the 1894 Boston mayoral election to Republican Edwin Upton Curtis by about 2,500 votes.

[16] In 1896, Peabody broke with the Democratic Party and voted for Republican presidential candidate William McKinley.