Moses Wheelock Field | |
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.jpg) From Volume 2 of 1889'sThe History of Detroit and Michigan | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Waldron |
| Succeeded by | Alpheus S. Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1828-02-10)February 10, 1828 |
| Died | March 14, 1889(1889-03-14) (aged 61) |
| Resting place | Woodmere Cemetery Detroit,Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican Greenback Party |
| Spouse | Mary Kercheval Field |
| Children | Vincent Field Alice Field Mary Field |
| Parent(s) | William Field Rebecca (Wheelock) Field |
| Profession | Businessman Politician |
Moses Wheelock Field (February 10, 1828 – March 14, 1889) was a businessman and politician. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from theU.S. state ofMichigan, and was instrumental in organizing the IndependentGreenback Party.
Field was born inWatertown, New York, the son of William Field and Rebecca (Wheelock) Field.[1] He moved with his parents toCato, New York, and attended public schools and graduated from the academy inVictor, New York
In 1844, he moved toDetroit, Michigan, and engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits. Here he married Mary Kercheval whose father, Benjamin Kercheval (1793-1855), had been an officer in the War of 1812. He built a house beyond the then eastern limits of Detroit, at a location where it would be placed on Field Avenue (named for him) later, which his mother-in-law thought was too far from the center of town.[2] He operated the Detroit Glass Works and the Detroit Hoop Manufacturing Company. In 1865, he was instrumental in establishing theMichigan State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and helped create state laws relating to the humane treatment of animals.[3][4][5] He is credited with helping establish an art museum in Detroit, and helping establish public drinking fountains in Detroit in 1871.[6] Field served asAlderman of Detroit from 1863 to 1865.[7]
He was elected as aRepublican candidate fromMichigan's 1st congressional district to the43rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1875.[8] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.
Field was instrumental in organizing the IndependentGreenback Party, having called the national convention atIndianapolis, Indiana, on May 17, 1876.[9][10] GovernorJosiah Begole appointed him a trustee of the Eastern Asylum for the Insane in 1883.[11]
In 1888, Field was elected to an eight-year term asRegent of theUniversity of Michigan. He died on March 14, 1889, before completing the term.[12]
At the time of his death, he lived on his farm, "Linden Lawn," (where Field Avenue would later be built) in the township ofHamtramck, a still largely rural area to the east of the city of Detroit. Most of that township would later be annexed into Detroit, including where Field lived. He is interred inWoodmere Cemetery.[13]
On February 2, 1858, Field married Mary Kercheval. They had ten children, including Vincent Field, Alice Field and Mary Field. His family were members of theSwedenborgian Church.[14]
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