John Collard Field
Canadian politician
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John Collard Field (1822–1903) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1883 as a Liberal member.
John Collard Field | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1879–1883 | |
| Preceded by | William Hargraft |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mulholland |
| Constituency | Northumberland West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1822 |
| Died | February 19, 1903 (aged 80) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Relations | Corelli Collard Field, brother |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He was born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, the son of John Field, and came to 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, 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.[1]
Electoral history
| 1879 Ontario general election: Northumberland West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Collard Field | 1,333 | 50.40 | −2.19 | ||||
| Conservative | G. Guillet | 1,312 | 49.60 | +2.19 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,645 | 65.54 | −5.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,036 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
