FIELD, THOMAS ANDREW HEMMING (1859-1937) was born in Victoria, the son of Thomas Field (1832-1918), who arrived in New Zealand in 1862 and settled in Nelson in 1878. Educated at Nelson College (1871-72), he succeeded his father as head of the firm of Wilkins and Field, hardware merchants, and was a director of Griffen and Sons, and chairman of Robertson Brothers. He took a prominent part in public life, being a member of the Nelson City Council from 1907, deputy mayor in 1910 and mayor in 1911-13. He was also on the hospital board, president of the chamber of commerce, a trustee of the Cawthron Institute and president of the Nelson Philosophical Society. He represented Nelson in Parliament, defeating H. Atmore in 1914, and being defeated by him in 1919. Field died on 27 Oct 1937. He was one of the first cyclists to ride from end to end of New Zealand (1885).

Cycl. N.Z., v; Who's Who N.Z., 1932; Nelson Coll. O.B. Reg.

Reference: Volume 1, page 141

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