Walbridge A. Field

Walbridge Abner Field
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 28, 1878
Preceded byHenry L. Pierce
Succeeded byBenjamin Dean
In office
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881
Preceded byBenjamin Dean
Succeeded byAmbrose Ranney
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office
February 21, 1881 – September 4, 1890
Appointed byJohn Davis Long
Preceded bySeth Ames
Succeeded byJames Madison Morton Sr.
12th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office
September 4, 1890 – July 15, 1899
Appointed byJohn Quincy Adams Brackett
Preceded byMarcus Morton
Succeeded byOliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Member of the Boston Common Council (wards 5 and 8)
In office
1865–1867
Member of the Boston School Committee
In office
1863–1864
Personal details
BornApril 26, 1833
Springfield, Vermont
DiedJuly 15, 1899 (aged 66)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)October 4, 1869 Eliza E. McLoon (died March 1877), October 31, 1882 Frances Farwell
ChildrenEleanor Louise, Elizabeth Lenthal
Alma materDartmouth College
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer

Walbridge Abner Field (April 26, 1833 – July 15, 1899) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, and as the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

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