William Field

William Field (born April 12, 1790 in Pomfret , Windham County , Connecticut , †  September 20, 1878 in Stafford , Connecticut) was an American politician . He was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut in 1855 and 1856 .

Career

Nothing is known of William Field's youth and schooling. For some time he worked in the blacksmith's trade. During the British-American War of 1812 he served in a company from New London . He later embarked on a political career, initially joining President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party . Between 1836 and 1838 he held the office of State Comptroller for Connecticut. In 1849 and 1850 he was a member of the State Senate . In the meantime he had joined the Free Soil Party .

In 1854 Field was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut alongside William T. Minor . He held this office between 1855 and 1856. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. After the end of his time as Lieutenant Governor, he no longer appeared politically. On his mother's side, William Field was a descendant of Roger Williams (1603-1683), the outstanding political figure in colonial Rhode Island . With his wife Martha Pinney, who died in 1835, he had five children. He died in Stafford on September 20, 1878.

Web links

• The Political Graveyard