Scott Field

Full Name: Scott Field
Date of birth: January 26, 1847
Date of death: December 20, 1931

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	14	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891	20th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Calvert / Robertson		Brazos, Milam, Robertson

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 20th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/11/1887, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

FIELD, Scott (1847-1931). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
FIELD, SCOTT (1847-1931). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Scott Field, p. 75. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Scott Field, pp. 192-193. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, pp. 364-365. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, Harvey's Scouts, "an independent company of scouts in Mississippi." Scott Field. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.

Other Resources

Scott Field, birth date 1/26/1847 in Mississippi, death date 12/20/1931 in Robertson County, Texas, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. Scott Field, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Scott Field, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

21st R.S. - 1889 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Education Employees of the Senate Enrolled Bills (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Judicial Department Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining, Geology and Irrigation (Chair) Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands State Affairs
20th R.S. - 1887 Claims and Accounts Comptroller's Office, Examine Constitutional Amendments Constitutional Amendments Address Enrolled Bills (Chair) Finance Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries Public Debt State Affairs Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office (Chair)

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