See also:

• STEPHEN
• STEPHEN (1097?-1154)
• STEPHEN (ISTVAN) BATHORY (1533-1586)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES (1789-1859)
• STEPHEN, SIR JAMES FITZJAMES, BART
• STEPHEN, SIR LESLIE (1832-1904)

STEPHEN See also:

• JOHNSON, ANDREW
• JOHNSON, ANDREW (1808–1875)
• JOHNSON, BENJAMIN (c. 1665-1742)
• JOHNSON, EASTMAN (1824–1906)
• JOHNSON, REVERDY (1796–1876)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD (1573–1659 ?)
• JOHNSON, RICHARD MENTOR (1781–1850)
• JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1709-1784)
• JOHNSON, SIR THOMAS (1664-1729)
• JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715–1774)
• JOHNSON, THOMAS

JOHNSON See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• STEPHEN JOHNSON FIELD (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

FIELD (1816-1899)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American jurist, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Haddam, See also:

• CONNECTICUT

Connecticut, on the 4th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1816 . He was the See also:

• BROTHER

brother of See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David See also:

• DUDLEY
• DUDLEY, BARONS AND EARLS OF
• DUDLEY, EDMUND (c. 1462—1510)
• DUDLEY, SIR ROBERT (1573—1649)
• DUDLEY, THOMAS (1576-1653)

Dudley See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

Field, See also:

• CYRUS
• CYRUS (Gr. KDpos; Pers. Kuru-sh; Babyl. Kurash; Hebr. Koresh)

Cyrus W . Field and See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry M . Field . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of thirteen he accompanied his See also:

• SISTER

sister See also:

• EMILIA

Emilia and her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband the Rev . See also:

• JOSIAH (Heb. yo' shiyydhu, perhaps " Yah [weh] supports ")

Josiah See also:

• BREWER, JOHN SHERREN (1810-1879)

Brewer (the parents of the distinguished See also:

• JUDGE (Lat. judex, Fr. juge)

judge of the Supreme See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

Court, David J . Brewer) to See also:

• SMYRNA (Ismir)

Smyrna, See also:

• TURKEY

Turkey, for the purpose of studying See also:

• ORIENTAL

Oriental See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages, but after three years he returned to the See also:

• UNITED

United States, and in 1837 graduated at See also:

• WILLIAMS
• WILLIAMS, JOHN (1582-1650)
• WILLIAMS, JOHN (1796-1839)
• WILLIAMS, ROGER (c. 1604–1684)
• WILLIAMS, ROWLAND (1817-1870)
• WILLIAMS, SIR WILLIAM FENWICK

Williams See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of his class . He then studied See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law in his See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder brother's See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, and in 1841 he was admitted to the New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York See also:

• BAR
• BAR (0. Fr. barre, Late Lat. barra, origin unknown)
• BAR, CONFEDERATION OF
• BAR, FRANCOIS DE (1538-1606)
• BAR, THE

bar . He was associated in practice there with his brother until 1848, and See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in 1849 removed to See also:

• CALIFORNIA
• CALIFORNIA, LOWER (Baja California)
• CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF

California, settling soon afterward at Marysville, of which See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place, in 185o, he became the first See also:

• ALCALDE (from the Arab. al-quadi, the " Cadi " or judge ")

alcalde or See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

mayor . In the same See also:

• YEAR

year he was chosen a member of the first See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state legislature of California, in which he See also:

• DREW
• DREW, SAMUEL (1765-1833)

drew up and secured the enactment of two bodies of law known as the See also:

• CIVIL

Civil and Criminal Practices Acts, based on the similar codes prepared by his brother David Dudley for New York . In the former See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act he embodied a See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision regulating and giving authority to the See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar customs, usages, and regulations voluntarily adopted by the miners in various districts of the state for the See also:

• ADJUDICATION (Lat. adjudicatio; adjudicare, to award)

adjudication of disputed See also:

• MINING

mining claims . This, as Judge Field truly says, " was the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of the See also:

• JURISPRUDENCE (Lat. jurisprudenlia, knowledge of law, from jus, right, and prudentia, from providere, to foresee)
• JURISPRUDENCE, COMPARATIVE

jurisprudence respecting mines in the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country," having greatly influenced legislation upon this subject in other states and in the See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

Congress of the United States .

He was elected, in 1857, a See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice of the California Supreme Court, of which he became See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief justice in 1859, on the resignation of Judge David S . See also:

• TERRY, EDWARD
• TERRY, ELLEN ALICIA (1848– )

Terry to fight the See also:

• DUEL (Ital. duello, Lat. duellum—old form of bellum-from duo, two)

duel with the United States senator David C . Broderick which ended fatally for the latter . Field held this position until 1863, when he was appointed by See also:

• PRESIDENT (Fr. president, from Lat. praesidens, post-Augustan Lat. for praeses, director, ruler, from praesidere, to sit in front of, preside)

President See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln a justice of the United States Supreme Court . In this capacity he was conspicuous for fearless See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

independence of thought and See also:

• ACTION

action in his See also:

• OPINION (Lat. opinio, from opinari, to think)

opinion in the test See also:

• OATH (0. Eng. ddh)

oath See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case, and in his dissenting opinions in the legal See also:

• TENDER

tender, See also:

• CONSCRIPTION (from Lat. con-, together, and scribere, to write)

conscription and " slaughter See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house " cases, which displayed unusual legal learning, and gave powerful expression to his strict constructionist theory of the implied See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers of the Federal constitution . Originally a Democrat, and always a believer in states' rights, his strong See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union sentiments caused him nevertheless to accept Lincoln's See also:

• DOCTRINE

doctrine of See also:

• COERCION (from Lat. coercere, to restrain)
• COERCION, CONTRACT

coercion, and that, together with his See also:

• ANTI, or CAMPA

anti-See also:

• SLAVERY

slavery sympathies, led him to act with the Re-publican party during the See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of the Civil See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . He was a member of the See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission which revised the California See also:

• CODE (Lat. codex)

code in 1873 and of the Electoral Commission in 1877, voting in favour of See also:

• TILDEN, SAMUEL JONES (1814-1886)

Tilden . In 188o he received sixty-five votes on the first See also:

• BALLOT (from Ital. ballotta, dim. of balla, a ball)

ballot for the presidential nomination at the Democratic See also:

• NATIONAL

National See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

Convention at See also:

• CINCINNATI

Cincinnati . In See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1889, as a result of a ruling in the course of the See also:

• SHARON

Sharon-See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill litigation, a notorious See also:

• CONSPIRACY (from Lat. conspirare, literally to breathe together, to agree, combine, and especially to form a secret plot)

conspiracy case, he was assaulted in a California railway station by Judge David S . Terry, who in turn was shot and killed by a United States See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy See also:

• MARSH (O. F. mersc, for merisc, a place full of "meres" or pools; cf. Ger. Meer, sea, Lat. mare)
• MARSH, ADAM (ADAM DE MARISCO) (d. c. 1258)
• MARSH, GEORGE PERKINS (1801-1882)
• MARSH, HERBERT (1757–1839)
• MARSH, NARCISSUS (1638-1713)
• MARSH, OTHNIEL CHARLES (1831-1899)

marsh all appointed to defend Justice Field against the carrying out of Terry's often-expressed threats . He retired from the Supreme Court on the 1st of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1897 after a service of See also:

• THIRTY

thirty-four years and six months, the longest in the court's See also:

• HISTORY

history, and died in See also:

• WASHINGTON
• WASHINGTON (or WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE)
• WASHINGTON, BOOKER TALIAFERRO (c. 1859– )
• WASHINGTON, BUSHROD (1762-1829)
• WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1732-1799)

Washington on the 9th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1899 . His See also:

• PERSONAL

Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California, originally privately printed in 1878, was republished in 1893 with See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George C .

Gorham's See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

Story of the Attempted Assassination of Justice Field .