Robert C. Field (May 6, 1804 – June 16, 1876) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

Cairo, New York Cairo is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Greene County, New York, Greene County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 6,644 at the 2020 census. It is the third largest town in the county. The town i ...

, he studied law for a few years while in New York. He served in the

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from

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1844 In the Philippines, 1844 had only 365 days, when Tuesday, December 31 was skipped as Monday, December 30 was immediately followed by Wednesday, January 1, 1845, the next day after. The change also applied to Caroline Islands, Guam, Marian ...

. In 1849, he moved to

Richland County, Wisconsin Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,304. Its county seat is Richland Center. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and organized in 1850. It is named f ...

and served in the

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in 1859. He moved to

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Trempealeau County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,760. Its county seat is Whitehall. History Patches of woodland are all that remain of the brush and light forest that once covere ...

and served in the

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1874–1875. He also served in the Trempealeau County Board of Supervisors and was in the mercantile business. He died in

Osseo, Wisconsin Osseo ( ) is a city located in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Buffalo River (Wisconsin), Buffalo River. The population was 1,811 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Geography Osse ...

.'Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties,' Lewis Publishing Company: 1892, Biographical Sketch of Robert C. Field, pg. 751

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