Background
Field was born in Long Gully, Victoria, Australia, in 1859, the son of Thomas Field, who had migrated from Ireland to Sydney in 1845.
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The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1862, settling in Nelson, where Field attended Nelson College from 1871 to 1872.
Career
Their eldest son Arthur Nelson Field was a journalist and right-wing author In 1885, Field became one of the first cyclists to ride the length of New Zealand. Field was managing director of Hardware in Nelson.
The firm was originally founded by his father in 1866 in Westport, and became in 1880 when West.C. Wilkins joined the business in Nelson.
He was first elected as a Nelson City Councillor in 1907 and served in that capacity for four years. He was deputy mayor in 1910, and Mayor of Nelson between 1911 and 1913.
In 1911 Field defeated Thomas Pettit 1231 votes to 1047. Field did not stand in 1913.
He also
He died suddenly at his office in Nelson on 27 October 1937, and was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery.
Achievements
Membership
Field also served as a member of the Nelson Hospital Board, president of both the Nelson Chamber of Commerce and the Nelson Philosophical Institute, and a trustee of the Cawthron Institute.
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Political Party
Reform Party