Scott Field (Texas politician)
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United States Congressman Texas 6th Congressional District |
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In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907 |
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| Preceded by | Dudley Goodall Wooten |
| Succeeded by | Rufus Hardy |
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Senator Texas Senate, District 14 |
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In office 1887–1891 |
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| Preceded by | James S. Perry |
| Succeeded by | James M McKinney |
| County Attorney Robertson County |
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In office 1878–1882 |
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January 26, 1847 Canton, Mississippi |
| Died | December 30, 1931 (aged 84) Calvert, Texas |
| Resting place | Calvert Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Victoria Lucky
Lucy Garrett Randolph
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| Children | by Lucy Randolph Thomas Scott Eugene |
| Residence | Calvert, Texas |
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| Profession |
Attorney Teacher |
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| Allegiance | Confederate States Army |
| Unit | Harvey Scouts Major General W.H. Jackson’s division |
| Battles/wars | 1864 Atlanta Campaign |
Victoria Lucky
Lucy Garrett Randolph
Scott Field (January 26, 1847 – December 20, 1931) was an American politician who represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1903–1907.
Field was born in Canton, Mississippi. He attended the McKee School in Madison County, Mississippi.
During the American Civil War, Field enlisted in the Confederate States Army as a member of the Harvey Scouts. Later, he served in Major General W.H. Jackson’s division, Forrest's Command, composed of Ross's Texas Brigade and Armstrong's Tennessee Brigade (cavalry). According to C.E. Holmes in an affidavit in Field's pension application, Field served in the Atlanta Campaign of 1864 commanded by John Bell Hood.
After the war, Field attended the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, where he graduated in 1868. He returned to Mississippi and taught school for two years while studying law. Field was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1871.
Scott Field moved to Calvert, Texas in 1872 and opened a private law practice.
He was the prosecuting attorney of Robertson County, Texas 1878–1882. Field also served in the Texas Senate 1887–1891 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892. During his term in the Texas State Senate, he was the lead sponsor of a law to ban convict labor, a practice thought of as a second incarnation of slavery, as it routinely involved rounding up minorities on false misdemeanor charges and putting them to work during harvest season.
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