Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . urgeon for pensions in 1866, and held thatoffice for many years. He settled first in Hills-borough, Ohio, and then in Des Moines, Iowa,where he devotes himself to the practice of medi-cine. In 1876 he was a member of the Interna-tional medical congress, and he has been presidentof the Iowa state medical society. His contribu-tions to medical literature have been large, and hehas published reports and addresses delivered be-fore the Iowa and American medical societies. FIELD, Benjamin, politician, b. in Dorset,Vt., 12 June, 1816; d. in Albion, N. Y.
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . urgeon for pensions in 1866, and held thatoffice for many years. He settled first in Hills-borough, Ohio, and then in Des Moines, Iowa,where he devotes himself to the practice of medi-cine. In 1876 he was a member of the Interna-tional medical congress, and he has been presidentof the Iowa state medical society. His contribu-tions to medical literature have been large, and hehas published reports and addresses delivered be-fore the Iowa and American medical societies. FIELD, Benjamin, politician, b. in Dorset,Vt., 12 June, 1816; d. in Albion, N. Y., inAugust, 1876. He early settled in Albion, wherehe became a stone-cutter and carver. Later heobtained contracts for building railroads, therebyacquiring wealth, and was associated with GeorgeM. Pullman in the construction of his railwaysleeping-cars. In 1854-5 he was elected to theNew York state senate, and in 1867 was a memberof the Constitutional convention. He was a promi-nent member of the Republican state committee, .KIULI) FIELD 447. and was well known as a party manager, devotingthe larger share of his time to the promotion of the interests of public men and the political organiza-tion of which he was a member. FIELD, Benjamin Hazard, philanthropist, Yorktown, Westchester CO., N. V., 2 May, was educated at home and at North Salem academy, came to NewYork in 1832, and en-tered the office of hisuncle, whom he suc-ceeded in business in1836. He retired in1875. Mr. Field hasbeen connected withmany charities in andabout New York. Hewas one of the incor-porators of the Homefor incurables, has beenits president from thebeginning, and hasbuilt a chapel for itsuse. He was presidentin 1886 of the his-torical society, an in-corporator of theAmerican museum ofnatural history, the Sheltering Arms, and the So-ciety for the prevention of cruelty to children, andis president (1887) of the free circulating libraryand the eye and ear infirmary. He supported ahigh school in
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