John Tod

John Tod (1779 – March 27, 1830) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early years

In 1779, John Tod was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He attended the common schools and Yale College. In 1800, he moved to Bedford, Pennsylvania, and later taught school while studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1803 and commenced practice in Bedford. He served as a clerk to the county commissioners of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1806 and 1807.

Politics

John Tod was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813, serving twice as its Speaker. He next served in the Pennsylvania State Senate and acted as its President from 1814 to 1816.

In 1820–1821, John Tod was elected to the Seventeenth and then later into the Eighteenth Congress and served until his resignation from Congress in 1824. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Manufactures during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses.

In March–April 1824, John Tod was honored with a single vote at the Democratic-Republican Party Caucus to be the party's candidate for the Office of U.S. Vice President for the upcoming 1824 U.S. Presidential Election.

Law

John Tod was presiding judge of the court of common pleas for the sixteenth judicial district 1824 from 1827, and was appointed associate judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 1827.

Death

On March 27, 1830, John Tod died at about the age of 50 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Interment in Bedford Cemetery.

See also

• Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Sources

• United States Congress. "John Tod (id: T000290)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard