Alexander Pope Field

Alexander Pope Field
21st Attorney General of Louisiana
In office
1872 – August 19, 1876
GovernorP. B. S. Pinchback
William Pitt Kellogg
Preceded bySimeon Belden
Succeeded byWilliam H. Hunt
6th Illinois Secretary of State
In office
1829–1840
Governor
Preceded byGeorge Forquer
Succeeded byStephen A. Douglas
4th Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory
In office
April 23, 1841 – October 30, 1843
Appointed byJohn Tyler
GovernorHenry Dodge
James Duane Doty
Preceded byFrancis J. Dunn
Succeeded byGeorge R. C. Floyd
Personal details
Born
Alexander Pope Field

(1800-11-30)November 30, 1800
Louisville, Kentucky
DiedAugust 19, 1876(1876-08-19) (aged 75)
Louisiana
Political party
Spouses
  • Eliza Worthington Owings
  • (m. 1841; died 1863)
Children
  • Alice Owings (Smith)
  • (b. 1843; died 1940)
  • Alexander Pope Field
  • (b. 1846; died 1868)
  • Julia Eliza (Dutcher)
  • (b. 1849; died 1897)
  • Eugene Field
  • (b. 1852; died 1900)
Parents
  • Abner Field (father)
  • Jane (Pope) Field (mother)
Professionlawyer, politician
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsBlack Hawk War

Alexander Pope Field (November 30, 1800 – August 19, 1876) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 21st Attorney General of Louisiana, the 6th Illinois Secretary of State, and the 4th Secretary of the Wisconsin Territory. His party affiliation shifted during his career.