Marshall Field III

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Marshall Field III (September 28, 1893 – November 8, 1956),[1] was a grandson of Marshall Field. He and another grandson, Henry Field, were the beneficiaries of the majority of Marshall Field’s estate upon his death in 1906.

Marshall Field III was primarily a publisher, and was founder of the Chicago Sun-Times.

The Marshall Field III Estate is a mansion on a 1400 acre estate grounds that Marshall Field III purchased in 1921. It was built in 1925. It is a New York State Historic Site.[1]

Field died in 1956 of brain cancer.

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  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Karen Morey (January 5, 1979). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Marshall Field, III, Estate (Caumsett) / Caumsett State Park. Retrieved on 2008-02-28. and Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and 1976
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