FIELD, Samuel, philanthropist, born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 12 August 1823. He is a Philadelphia merchant, a ruling elder of the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, and remarkable for his earnestness in forwarding every form of Christian activity, he is exceedingly liberal, and scarcely ever fails to respond to any proper appeal to his sympathies. For many years he has belonged to the Presbyterian board of education, and has taken a leading part in the establishment of the hospital under the management of that denomination. The organization of the Presbyterian home for widows and single women and the Presbyterian orphanage are also largely due to his earnest and judicious efforts. Mr. Field has several times represented his presbytery in the general assembly.