James G. Field
James Gaven Field (born February 24, 1826 in Culpeper County , Virginia , † October 12, 1901 in Gordonsville , Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician . He served as a member of the Conservative Party Attorney General of Virginia and later a People's Party candidate for Vice President of the United States of America .
biography
James Field was born to Judges Lewis Yancy and Maria (Duncan) Field and a descendant of Sir John Field of England . After attending a classical school, he became involved in trading businesses in Fairfax and then taught at a school.
Career
In 1848 he accompanied Major Hill, paymaster of the US Army , as an employee to California and was employed in the wages department of the Seventh United States Army . He was appointed a secretary to the Convention that drafted the first California Constitution in 1850. In October of the same year he returned to Virginia, where he studied law with his uncle, Judge Richard H. Field. He was admitted to the bar in 1852. From 1859 to 1861 he was a prosecutor in Culpeper County.
He served as a major on General Ambrose Powell Hill's staff during the Civil War , was wounded in the Battle of Cold Harbor , and lost a leg in the Battle of Cedar Creek .
Field, who originally belonged to the Democratic Party , succeeded Raleigh T. Daniel as Attorney General of Virginia in 1877 and retired to a farm in Albemarle County after five years ; his office then fell to Frank S. Blair . In 1892 he became a People's Party candidate for Vice President of the United States along with presidential candidate James B. Weaver . They received the electoral votes from Colorado , Idaho , Kansas and Nevada and two other electoral votes from North Dakota and Oregon , a total of 22. They received 1,041,028 votes.
Personal life
He married Miss Cowherd in 1854 and Miss Logwood in 1882. He spent his last years in Gordonsville, where he died on October 12, 1901.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Field, James G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Field, James Gaven (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician, Attorney General of Virginia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Culpeper County , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 1901 |
| Place of death | Gordonsville , Virginia |