|
Affiliation | Democratic |
|
Name | David Dudley Field |
Address | New York, New York , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
Born |
February 13, 1805
|
Died | April 13, 1894
(89 years)
|
Contributor | RMF |
Last Modifed | RBH Mar 04, 2011 01:34pm |
Tags |
|
Info | FIELD, David Dudley, a Representative from New York; born in Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., February 13, 1805; educated by private tutors; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1825; studied law in Albany, N.Y., and New York City; was admitted to the bar in 1828 and commenced practice in New York City; author of many works on political, civil, and criminal procedure; unsuccessful candidate for election to the State assembly in 1841; member of the commission on legal practice and procedure 1847-1850; member of a State commission to prepare a political, penal, and civil code 1857-1865; member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Smith Ely, Jr., and served from January 11 to March 3, 1877; resumed the practice of law; died in New York City April 13, 1894; interment in Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
[Link] |
| BOOKS |
|
|
Title |
Purchase |
Contributor |
|
Start Date |
End Date |
Type |
Title |
Contributor |
|
Date |
Category |
Headline |
Article |
Contributor |
|
| INFORMATION LINKS |
|
|
|