Walbridge A. Field

Walbridge Abner Field (born April 26, 1833 in North Springfield , Windsor County , Vermont , †  July 15, 1899 in Boston , Massachusetts ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1877 and 1881 he represented the state of Massachusetts twice in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walbridge Field attended Dartmouth College in Hanover ( New Hampshire ) until 1855 . From 1856 to 1859 he worked there as a teacher. After studying law in Boston and at Harvard University and being admitted to the bar in 1860, he began working in this profession in Boston. In 1863 and 1864 he was a member of that town's school committee. He then sat on the city council from 1865 to 1867. From 1865 to 1869 he was also an assistant federal attorney . He then worked until 1870 as Assistant Attorney General for the US Department of Justice . After that he practiced as a lawyer again. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1876 , Field was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Henry L. Pierce on March 4, 1877 . The election result was challenged by his opponent Benjamin Dean . When this objection was granted, he had to cede his mandate to Dean on March 28, 1878. In the elections of 1878 Field was re-elected to Congress, where he replaced Dean on March 4, 1879. Until March 3, 1881, he could now complete a full legislative period in Congress . In 1880 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Walbridge Field was appointed as a judge in the Massachusetts Supreme Court . From 1890 until his death on July 15, 1899, he was Chief Justice of this court .

Web links

• Walbridge A. Field in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Walbridge A. Field in the database of Find a Grave (English)