Background
He was born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, the son of John Field, and came to Cobourg, Upper Canada with his parents in 1834.
He was born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, the son of John Field, and came to Cobourg, Upper Canada with his parents in 1834.
He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1883 as a Liberal member. He died in 1903.
He served as a member of the town council for Cobourg.