OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Stephen Johnson Field

BORN:
November 4, 1816
Haddam, Connecticut

DIED:
April 9, 1899 (age 82)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Williams College (BA, 1837)
Read Law (1841)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1841:
Admitted to the Bar
1841-1848:
Practiced Law in New York City 
1850:
Became Chief Local Administrative Officer of Marysville, California 
1850-1857:
Practiced Law in Marysville, California 
1850-1851:
Member of the California State Assembly
1857-1859:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California
1859-1863:
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of California
1863-1897:
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Supreme Court Historical Society
Congressional Quarterly
Oyez
Wikipedia

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