Alexander Pope Field

Alexander Pope Field
Alexander Pope Field
21st Attorney General of Louisiana
	In office; 1872 – August 19, 1876
Governor	P. B. S. Pinchback; William Pitt Kellogg
Preceded by	Simeon Belden
Succeeded by	William H. Hunt
6th Illinois Secretary of State
	In office; 1829–1840
Governor	Ninian Edwards; John Reynolds; William Lee D. Ewing; Joseph Duncan; Thomas Carlin;
Preceded by	George Forquer
Succeeded by	Stephen A. Douglas
4th Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory
	In office; April 23, 1841 – October 30, 1843
Appointed by	John Tyler
Governor	Henry Dodge ; James Duane Doty
Preceded by	Francis J. Dunn
Succeeded by	George R. C. Floyd
Personal details
Born	Alexander Pope Field; November 30, 1800; Louisville, Kentucky
Died	August 19, 1876 (aged 75); Louisiana
Political party	Republican; Whig (before 1854); Democratic (before 1841);
Spouses	Eliza Worthington Owings; (m. 1841; died 1863);
Children	Alice Owings (Smith); (b. 1843; died 1940); Alexander Pope Field; (b. 1846; died 1868); Julia Eliza (Dutcher); (b. 1849; died 1897); Eugene Field; (b. 1852; died 1900);
Parents	Abner Field (father); Jane (Pope) Field (mother);
Profession	lawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	Black Hawk War

Alexander Pope Field (November 30, 1800 – August 19, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st Attorney General of Louisiana, the 6th Illinois Secretary of State, and the 4th Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory. His party affiliation shifted during his career.

Early life and education

Born on November 30, 1800, in Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to Jonesboro, Illinois, studied law, and was admitted to the Illinois bar. His uncle was judge Nathaniel Pope.

Career

From 1822 until 1828, Field served in the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democrat and supported Andrew Jackson. He later became a Whig.

He served in the United States Army including in the Black Hawk War of 1832 and was brigade inspector. From 1829 until 1840, he served as Illinois Secretary of State.^[1]

Field moved to Wisconsin Territory and served as the territory's secretary from 1841 to 1843.^[1] He then moved to Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1845.^[2]

In 1849, Field moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1864 during the American Civil War, Field was elected to U.S. Congress in the second district of Louisiana,^[3] however he was not allowed to take his seat. Field assaulted Hon. William D. Kelley from Pennsylvania with a penknife.^[4]^[5] Maximilian F. Bonzano was also elected to the 38th United States Congress the same year in 1864 for the first district of Louisiana, and Bonzano was also not allowed to take his seat after the assault.^[4]^[6]

Field was elected Louisiana Attorney General serving from 1873 until his death.^[7]

Notes

^ ^a ^b History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, Ill.: Springfield Publishing Company. 1884. p. 35.
^ Frank E. Stevens. "Alexander Pope Field". Journal of the Illinois Historical Society, vol. 4, no. 1 (April 1911): 7–37.
^ "Louisiana News". Vermont Chronicle. 8 October 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Men Of Mark". The Times-Picayune. 10 November 1889. p. 11. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Congressional". Weekly National Intelligencer. 28 January 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Abraham Lincoln papers: From Nathaniel P. Banks to Abraham Lincoln, September 6, 1864" (PDF). Library of Congress. 6 September 1864. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2023.
^ Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Louisiana Historical Society.

Political offices
Preceded by George Forquer	Secretary of State of Illinois 1829–1840	Succeeded by Stephen A. Douglas
Legal offices
Preceded by Simeon Beldon	Attorney General of Louisiana 1873–1876	Succeeded by William H. Hunt

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[cont-1] History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield, Ill.: Springfield Publishing Company. 1884. p. 35.

[2] Frank E. Stevens. "Alexander Pope Field". Journal of the Illinois Historical Society, vol. 4, no. 1 (April 1911): 7–37.

[3] "Louisiana News". Vermont Chronicle. 8 October 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[TheTimesPicayune-4] "Men Of Mark". The Times-Picayune. 10 November 1889. p. 11. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Congressional". Weekly National Intelligencer. 28 January 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[LincolnPapers-6] "Abraham Lincoln papers: From Nathaniel P. Banks to Abraham Lincoln, September 6, 1864" (PDF). Library of Congress. 6 September 1864. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2023.

[7] Dictionary of Louisiana Biography. Louisiana Historical Society.

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