Corelli Collard Field
Appearance
Corelli Collard Field | |
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Samuel Clarke | |
Constituency | Northumberland West |
Personal details | |
Born | Cobourg, Ontario | October 5, 1830
Political party | Liberal |
Relations | John Collard Field, brother |
Occupation | Businessman |
Corelli Collard Field (October 5, 1830 – February 2, 1898) was an
Liberal
member.
He was born in
Cobourg, Upper Canada by his parents in 1834. He operated a general store in Cobourg in partnership with his brother John Collard
. Field served on the public school board, served ten years on the town council and was mayor of Cobourg. He was also a commissioner of the Cobourg Town Trust.
His sister Myra Jane married William Kerr, who represented Northumberland West in the federal parliament. He died in 1898.[1]
The geographic township of Field and the community of
Nipissing District
were named in his honour.
References
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897 JA Gemmill
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ... (1880) : Entry for John Field