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Tod, George

soldier, lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born Dec. 11, 1773, in Suffield, Conn. He settled in Georgetown, Ohio, in 1800. He was elected state senator in 1804; served as judge of the state supreme court from 1806 till 1809; was presiding judge of the third judicial circuit of Ohio from 1815 till 1834; and was afterward prosecuting attorney for Warren county. He was appointed lieutenantcolonel in the war of 1812. He died April 11, 1841, in Warren county, Ohio.

Todd, Albert

soldier, author, was born in 1854 in Rhode Island. He is a lieutenant in the United States army who has published The Campaigns of the Rebellion.

Todd, Albert M

chemist, congressman, was born June 3, 1850, near Nottawa, Mich. He has been elected a member of a number of scientific associations, among them the American association for the Advancement of Science; the American Chemical society; the Society of Chemical Industry, international; and the American Pharmaceutical association. He was elected to the fifty-fifth congress by a union of the democratic, union silver, people's, and national parties.

Todd, Charles Burr

author, was born Jan. 9, 1849, in Redding, Conn. He is a magazinist of Redding, Conn.; and the author of Life and Letters of Joel Barlow; General History of the Burr Family; History of Redding, Conn.; Story of the City of New York; and The Story of the City of Washington.

Todd, David Peck

educator, author, was born March 19, 1855, in Lake Ridge, N. Y. He is a professor of astronomy at Amherst college from 1881; and the author of Stars and Telescopes; and Astronomy for Beginners.

Todd, James William

president of Kentucky, was born March 25, 1834, in Winchester, Va. He removed to Shelbyville, Ky., about the year 1855, and established the Shelbyville High school. 1872 he accepted the presidency of the Kentucky High school, now known as the Kentucky Eclectic institute.

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Todd, John

congressman, was born at Hartford, Conn. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1821 to 1824,

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.