John Collard Field was an
Ontario
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political figure. He represented
Northumberland West
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The original definition of t ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1879 to 1883 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Wiveliscombe
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,
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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England
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, the son of John Field, and came to
Cobourg
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,
Upper Canada
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with his parents in 1834. In 1844, he married Thirsa Pearse. He served as a member of the town council for Cobourg. Field operated a general store in Cobourg with his younger brother,
Corelli Collard, who also represented Northumberland West in the provincial assembly and later became mayor of Cobourg.
His sister Myra Jane married
William Kerr, who represented Northumberland West in the federal parliament. He died in 1903.
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References
External links
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'' JA Gemmill*
''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1880) : Entry for John Field
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
People from Wiveliscombe
People from Cobourg
1822 births
1903 deaths
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