David Dudley Field II

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David Dudley Field II
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th district
In office January 11, 1877 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by	Smith Ely, Jr.
Succeeded by	Gerhard Anton (Anthony) Eickhoff
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Born	(1805-02-13)February 13, 1805 Haddam, Connecticut
Died	April 13, 1894(1894-04-13) (aged 89) New York City, New York
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Jane Lucinda Hopkins ​ ​ (m. 1829; died 1836)​ Harriet Davidson ​ (until 1864)​ Mary E. Carr ​ (until 1874)​
Education	Williams College (AB)
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David Dudley Field II (February 13, 1805 – April 13, 1894) was an American lawyer and law reformer who made major contributions to the development of American civil procedure. His greatest accomplishment was engineering the move away from common law pleading towards code pleading, which culminated in the enactment of the Field Code in 1850 by the state of New York.