Corelli Collard Field (October 5, 1830 – February 2, 1898) was an
Ontario
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businessman and political figure. He represented
Northumberland West
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1886 to 1898 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Tavistock
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,
Devon
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shire,
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in 1830, the son of John Field, and was brought to
Cobourg
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,
Upper Canada
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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.
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The geographic township of Field and the community of
Field
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in
Nipissing District
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were named in his honour.
References
External links
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill*
''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1880) : Entry for John Field
1830 births
British emigrants to Canada
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Mayors of Cobourg
1898 deaths
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