Roswell Field
Roswell Martin Field | |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Newfane | |
| In office 1835–1837 | |
| Succeeded by | James Elliot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1807 Newfane, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 1869 (aged 62) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Almira Phelps (annulled), Frances Reed (m. 1848–1856; death) |
| Relations | Daniel Kellogg (maternal uncle) |
| Children | 6, including Eugene Field |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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Roswell Martin Field (February 2, 1807 – July 12, 1869) was an American lawyer and politician. He served on the Vermont House of Representatives. Field was one of the attorneys for the enslaved Dred and Harriet Scott and their daughters in 1853; as related to Dred Scott v. Sandford, where he argued for the rights of African-Americans to earn United States citizenship. He was from the prominent Field family of Vermont.