Beecher - key player in stirring up the yankees and a root cause of the War Between the States. His sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, of similar bent, is probably better known today. Beecher shouldn’t be confused with the later doctor who discovered the placebo effect.
Peabody is considered the father of modern philanthropy. (Not to be confused with the later George Foster Peabody, for whom the journalism awards are named.)
I figured that.
Beecher is related to the author.
Peabody is the man behind our famed Peabody Institute.