Perez H. Field
Perez Hastings Field (October 27, 1820 – August 30, 1872) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Field was born on October 27, 1820, in Geneva, New York, the son of David Field and Electa Hastings.[1]
Field engaged in the grain business, dealing in grain in Geneva. He erected a grain elevator and owned a malthouse, and purchased grain from farmers on both sides of Seneca Lake.[2]
In 1860, Field was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Ontario County 1st District. He served in the Assembly in 1861,[3] 1863,[4] and 1864.[5]
In 1869, Field married Clara Electa Eddy. They had two children, Alice Electa and William Perez.[1]
Field died on the steamer Metis after it sank near Stonington, Connecticut on August 30, 1872.[1] He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Geneva.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1901). Field Genealogy; Being the Record of All the Field Family in America, Whose Ancestors Were in this Country Prior to 1700. Vol. II. Chicago, I.L.: Hammond Press. p. 722 – via Google Books.
- ^ Portrait and Biographical Record of Seneca and Schulyer Counties, New York. Chapman Publishing Co. 1895. pp. 126–127 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murphy, William D. (1861). Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York, in 1861. New York, N.Y. pp. 194–195, 292 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Murphy, William D. (1863). Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York, in 1862 and '63. Albany, N.Y. pp. 316, 427 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Malcolm, James (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 460 – via Google Books.
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