Walbridge A. Field
Walbridge Abner Field | |
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Boston Common Council (wards 5 and 8) | |
In office 1865–1867 | |
Member of the Boston School Committee | |
In office 1863–1864 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 26, 1833 Boston, Massachusetts |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | October 4, 1869 Eliza E. McLoon (died March 1877), October 31, 1882 Frances Farwell |
Children | Eleanor Louise, Elizabeth Lenthal |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College Harvard Law School |
Profession | Lawyer |
Walbridge Abner Field (April 26, 1833 – July 15, 1899) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, and as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Biography
He was born in
Field was appointed assistant
In 1876, Walbridge ran for a seat in Congress against Democrat Benjamin Dean. Initially the count showed that Dean was ahead by 44 votes. Dean's margin shrank to seven votes after a recount. A committee reviewing the election results found that 25 votes were cast for Field in the 4th District. The Board of Canvassers determined that those were votes that were intended to be made for Field and the Boston Board of Aldermen voted to include those votes.[1] After the final count, Field was declared the winner by five votes.[2]
Dean contested the election in the House of Representatives regarding the results of the election. Massachusetts Congressman Benjamin Butler, a Republican at the time, had a personal dislike of Field, according to news accounts of the time, and supported efforts to unseat Field in the House.[3] The Committee on Elections held hearings on the matter and voted 6-5 to unseat Field and seat Dean instead.[4] On March 27, 1878, the House voted 120-119 in favor of Dean with Republican Butler voting in the majority.[5] After initially supporting Field, Rep. James T. Jones of Alabama flipped his vote to Dean, saying that even though the facts supported Field, "that he had no right to have opinions of his own, and had surrendered them to the dictates of his colleagues."[6]
In the
Field was appointed by
References
- ^ "A Gain of Another Congressman; The Contested Case in the Third Massachusetts District". New York Times. 1876-11-16.
- ^ "Disputed Congressional Districts". Record of the Times. 1876-12-01.
- ^ "The Situation in the South". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1878-03-29.
- ^ "Capitol Notes". Sioux City Journal. 1878-02-22.
- ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 45th Congress. Vol. 7. United States House of Representatives. 1878. p. 2095.
- ^ "The Fort Wayne Sentinel from Fort Wayne, Indiana on February 24, 1886 · Page 3". Fort Wayne Sentinel. 1886-02-24.
- ^ "Butler's Still-Hunt". New York Times. 1878-10-10.
- ^ "A comparison of Ihe returns of votes in the different Wards of the Third Congressional District". Boston Post. 1878-11-11.
- ^ "A recount of the vote". Democrat and Chronicle. 1878-11-09.
External links
- United States Congress. "Walbridge A. Field (id: F000108)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Walbridge A. Field at Find a Grave