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Field, Cyrus West
merchant, capitalist, was born Nov. 30, 1819, in Stockbridge, Mass. He organized his first Atlantic Telegraph company in 1856, and in 1857-58, after repeated trials and failures, was successful; and a message was sent from the queen and a reply transmitted from the president. He died April 9, 1892, in Hudson, N. Y.
Field, David Dudley
clergyman, author, was born May 20, 1781, in Madison, Conn. He was a congregational clergyman of Stockbridge, Mass., and the author of History of Pittsfield; Genealogy of the Brainerd Family; and Histories of the Counties of Berkshire and Midatesex.
He died April 15, 1867, in Stockbridge, Mass.
Field, David Dudley
lawyer, jurist, author, was born Feb. 13, 1805, in Haddam, Conn. He studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in New York city. In 1857 he was appointed, by the legislature, chairman of a commission to prepare a new code of laws. He was elected a representative from New York to the fortyfourth congress to fill a vacancy. His Speeches and Miscellaneous Papers have been published in three volumes. He died in 1894.
Field, George Washington
lawyer, author. He was the author of Iowa County and Township Officers; Law of Damages; Private Corporations for Pecuniary Gain; Law of Private Corporations; Constitution and Jurisdiction of United States Supreme Courts; Field's Lawyers' Briefs; Field's Medico-Legal Guide for Doctors and Lawyers; and Legal Relations of Infants in the State of New York. He died in 1889.
Field, Henry Martyn
physician, educator, author, was born Oct. 3, 1837, in Brighton, Mass. He is a physician and professor in Dartmouth Medical school.
Evacuant Medication is his only publication.
Field, James Gaven
lawyer, was born Feb. 24, 1826, in Walnut, Va. He was attorney for the commonwealth in his native county from 1860 till 1865.
Since the war he has been attorney-general of the state.
Field, Jesse Southwick
lawyer, was born Oct. 3, 1862, in River Falls, Wis.
In 1886 he graduated from the law department of the university of Wisconsin, and received the degree of LL. B. He is a successful lawyer of Prescott, Wis.; has been district attorney of his county, and takes a prominent part in the public affairs of his city, county and state.
Field, Joseph M
actor, dramatist, author, was born in 1810 in London, England. He was an actor and dramatist of St. Louis, and the author of The Drama in Pokerville, and Other Stories. He died Jan. 30, 1856, in Mobile, Ala.
Field, Kate
journalist, author, was born in 1854, in St. Louis, Mo. In 1890 she established a literary and critical journal at Washington, which she entitled Kate Field's Washington. She died in 1897.
Field, Moses W
merchant, congressman, was born Feb. 10, 1828, in Watertown, N. Y. He was elected to the fortythird congress as a republican. In 1875 he presented to the city of Detroit a lot of forty acres of land for a public park.
Field, Nathaniel
physician, was born Nov. 7, 1805, in Jefferson county, Ky.
In 1829 he moved to Jeffersonville, Ind., where he practiced his profession until his death. In 1838-39 he was a member of the state legislature. He organized the city government of Jeffersonville, established several churches, serving as pastor for forty years without compensation. He was the author of numerous medical works and lectures. He died Aug. 28, 1888, in Jeffersonville, Ind.
Field, Richard Stockton
lawyer, jurist, was born Dec. 30, 1803, in White Hill, N. J. He held a seat in the United States senate from that state, for a few months, in 1862-63 to fill a vacancy, and was then appointed judge of the district court of the United States for the district of New Jersey. He died May 25, 1870, in Princeton, N. J.