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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
'''John Collard Field''' was an [[Ontario]] political figure. He represented [[Northumberland West]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1879 to 1883 as a [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] member.▼
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John Collard Field
| image =
| imagesize =
| office1 = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Ontario MPP]]
| term_start1 = 1879
| term_end1 = 1883
| predecessor1 = [[William Hargraft]]
| successor1 = [[Robert Mulholland]]
| constituency1 = [[Northumberland West (provincial electoral district)|Northumberland West]]
| party = [[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1822|9|18}}
| birth_place = [[Wiveliscombe]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1903|2|19|1822|9|18}}
| death_place = [[Cobourg, Ontario]]
| occupation = Businessman
| relations = [[Corelli Collard Field]], brother
| spouse =
| children =
}}
▲'''John Collard Field''' (1822-1903) was an [[Ontario]] political figure. He represented [[Northumberland West (provincial electoral district)|Northumberland West]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] from 1879 to 1883 as a [[Liberal Party of Ontario|Liberal]] member.
He was born in [[Wiveliscombe]], [[Somerset]], [[England]], the son of John Field, and came to [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]], [[Upper Canada]] 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 Field|Corelli Collard]], who also represented Northumberland West in the provincial assembly and later became mayor of Cobourg.
His sister Myra Jane married [[William Kerr (Canadian politician)|William Kerr]], who represented Northumberland West in the federal parliament. He died in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFMM-762|title=FamilySearch.org|accessdate=6 July 2023}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
{{1879 Ontario general election/Northumberland West}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32957 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'' JA Gemmill]
*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=john-collard-field}}
*[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=08545 ''The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ...'' (1880) : Entry for John Field]
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