Todd, John – Tompkins, Charles H
Todd, John
soldier, was born in 1750 in Montgomery county, Pa. He was an aide to General Andrew Lewis in the battle of Point Pleasant. He succeeded General George Rogers Clarke in command at Kaskaskia in 1778, and was several years civil governor and colonel of the county of Illinois. He was commandant of the Kentucky forces at the battle of Blue Licks, Aug. 18, 1782, and was killed in this battle.
Todd, John
clergyman, author, was born Oct. 9, 1800, in Rutland, Vt. He was a congregational clergyman, and pastor of the First church in Pittsfield, Mass., in 1842-72. Among his many popular works are included Lectures to Children; Student's Manual; Truth Made Simple; Hints to Young Men; The Daughter at School; Mountain Gems; Woman's Rights; Sunset Land; Old-Fashioned Lives; and Future Punishment. He died Aug. 24, 1873, in Pittsfield, Mass.
Todd, John Blair Smith
soldier, congressman, was born April 4, 1814, in Lexington, Ky. In 1861 he was elected a delegate to congress from Dakota. When the rebellion commenced he was appointed a brigadier-general, and commanded a division in the army of Tennessee. He was re-elected a delegate to congress, where he served until 1865. He was one of the founders of Yankton, and claimed as the leading citizen of Dakota in his time. He died Jan. 5, 1872, in Yankton, N. D.
Todd, Lemuel
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born June 29, 1817, in Carlisle, Pa. He was elected from Pennsylvania to the thirty-fourth congress. He served in the rebellion as major of the first regiment Pennsylvania volunteer reserve corps, and afterward as inspectorgeneral of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the forty-third congress.
Todd, Levi
soldier, surveyor, was born in 1756 in Pennsylvania. He was major, colonel, brigadier and major-general of the Kentucky forces until his death in 1807.
TODD, MRS. MABEL [LOOMIS], author, poet, was born in 1858. She has edited The Poems and Letters of Emily Dickinson; A Cycle of Sonnets; and is the author of a work on Total Eclipses of the Sun.
Todd, Mrs. Marion
lawyer, lecturer, author, was born in 1841 in New York city. She is a lawyer and lecturer of Eaton Rapids, Mich.; and the author of Railways of Europe and America, or Government Ownership; and Protective Tariff Delusion. a a
Todd, Mary Ives
author, poet, was born in Dec. 23, 1848, in Eddyville, Iowa.
She is the daughter of Homer De Grasse Ives, lawyer of ability. She is the author of The New Adam and Eve; and novel entitled Little Ruth. She received thorough education in the public schools of her native city, and in a private seminary in New Haven, Conn.
She has contributed stories, newspaper a articles and poems to the periodical press; and her poems have been incorporated in Poets of America and other standard works. At the age of twenty years she was married to Dr. B. Todd, and resides in Los Angeles, Cal.
Todd, Robert A
was born April 18, 1861, in Blair county, Pa. For many years he was assistant general manager of the Pittsburg company of Ellwood City, Pa.; and now manages the real estate interests of that company. He is prominent in public fraternal orders, and takes an active part in public affairs.
Todd, Robert Burr
lawyer, legislator, jurist, was born Jan. 17, 1825, in Howard county, Mo. In 1843 he graduated from the university of Missouri; and is noted as one of the foremost lawyers of the south at New Iberia, La. He has served with distinction as a state senator; has been a delegate to three constitutional conventions; and for nine years was judge of the supreme court.
Todd, Robert S
legislator, was born Feb. 25, 1791, near Lexington, Ky. When about thirty years old he was elected clerk of the Kentucky house of representatives, and by successive elections held the position for twenty years. He was then three times elected representative from Fayette county; in 1845 was elected to the state senate; and was a candidate for re-election when he died.
Todd, Sereno Edwards
journalist, author, was born in 1820 in New York.
He is a journalist of New York city, at one period agricultural editor of The Times, now living at Orange, N. J. He is the author of The Apple Culturist; Young Farmer's Manual; The American Wheat Culturist; Country Homes; and Rural Poetry and Country Lyrics.
Todd, Thomas
soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 23, 1765, in Virginia. He emigrated to Kentucky in 1786, and began to practice law at Danville. He was judge of the court of appeals in 1801-06; was chief justice of Kentucky in 1806 and 1807; and associate judge of the supreme court from 1807. He died Feb. 7, 1826, in Frankfort, Ky.
Toebbe, Augustus Mary
Roman catholic bishop, was born Jan. 17, 1829, in Hanover. He was consecrated bishop of Covington, Ky., in 1870. He died May 2, 1884, in Covington, Ky.
Toland, George W
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from 1837 to 1843.
Toland, Mrs. Mary B
poet. She has written and published nine beautiful poetical books, from the press of Lippincott and Co., which are magnificently illustrated, and are veritable works of art, and are the finest ever published in America: Stella, or How I Tamed a Wild Indian; Sir Rae; Iris, the Romance of an Opal Ring; Onti Ora, a metrical romance; The Inca Princess, an Historical Romance; Ægle and the Elf; Eudora, a Tale of Love; Legend Laymore; Tisayac of the Yosemite; and Atlina, the Queen of the Floating Isle.
Tolbert, Robert Reo
cotton planter, merchant, politician, was born May 10, 1863, near Greenwood, S. C. He is a successful cotton planter and merchant of Abbeville, S. C.; and prominent in the public affairs of his city, county and state.
He has been the republican county chairman of Abbeville county; and in 1897 was elected republican state chairman of South Carolina for four years.
Toll, Charles Hansen
lawyer, jurist, was born April 26, 1850, in Memphis, N. Y. He has served one term as judge of Rio Grande county, Colo. In 1880 he became attorney-general of Colorado.
Tom, Blind
musician, was born May 25, 1849, near Columbus, Ga., of African descent. He was born blind, and the only sign of intelligence he gave in infancy was the interest he showed in sounds.
When he was four years old a piano was brought to his master's house for the use of the family, and one night they were awakened by hearing him play one of their pieces. In 1861 he made his first appearance in New York city, and since that time his musical feats have astonished the world.
Tombaugh, James M
clergyman, college president, was born Nov. 10, 1857, in Washington county, Pa. This eminent clergyman is the president of Ashland college, Ohio.
Tomes, Robert
physician, author, was born March 27, 1817, in New York city. He was the author of Panama in 1855; Bourbon Prince; My College Days; Richard the Lion-Hearted; Oliver Cromwell; The Americans in Japan; Battles of America by Sea and Land; The War with the South; and The Champagne Country. He died Aug. 28, 1882, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Tomkins, Caleb
state legislator, congressman, was born in Westchester county, N. Y. He was a member of the New York assembly from that county from 1804 to 1806; and was elected a representative in congress from New York from 1817 to 1821.
Tomkins, Christopher
congressman. He was a representative in congress from Kentucky from 1831 to 1835. He died in 1845 in Glasgow, Ky.
Tomkins, Cydnor B
lawyer, congressman, was born Nov. 8, 1810, in Belmont, Ohio. He was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-fifth congress; and was re-elected to the thirtysixth congress.
Tomkins, Daniel D
vice-president of the United States, was born June 21, 1774, in New York. He was admitted to practice in the city of New York in 1797.
He served in the state legislature. He was elected a representative in congress from 1805 to 1807; and resigned to accept an appointment as an associate judge of the supreme court of the state. In 1807 he was elected governor of the state, and held that office two years. In 1817 he resigned the office of governor; was elected vice-president of the United States; and served two years. He died June 11, 1825, on Staten Island, N. Y.
Tomlinson, Everett Titsworth
clergyman, author, was born in 1859 in New York. He is a baptist clergyman of Elizabeth, N. J., popular as a writer of juvenile tales, among which are, The Search for Andrew Field; The Boy Soldiers of 1812; The Boy Officers of 1812; Three Colonial Boys; Tecumseh's Young Braves; and Three Young Continentals.
Tomlinson, Gideon
lawyer, governor, United States senator, was born.
Dec. 31, 1780, in Stratford, Conn. In 1818 he was chosen a representative in congress, in which office he was continued till 1827. In that year he was chosen governor of Connecticut, and remained in that station until 1831, when, on being elected a senator of the United States, he resigned his office as governor. He died Oct. 8, 1854, in Fairfield, Conn.
Tomlinson, Thomas A
state legislator, congressman, was born in New York. He served in the New York state assembly from Essex county in 1835 and 1836; and was a representative in congress from 1841 to 1843.
Tompkins, Charles H
soldier, was born Sept. 12, 1830, in Fort Monroe, Va.
In 1856 he entered the United States service in the dragoons; served with distinction through the civil war; and attained the rank of colonel and brigadier-general in 1865.