The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-11-20
DEATH OF EX-GOVERNOR TOD.

''EX-GoV. 1ou uleu very suddenly
at 7 o'clock this morning, while pre-.
pairing to take the train for Cleve
land" The telegraph brought us
the above brief news yesterday, bear.
ing date Youngstown, Ohio, Nov.
13. In the year 1900, his father,
Hon. George Tod, left his native
State, Connecticut, and settled on
the Western Reserve, and in the
same year was made Secretary ol
the then Territory Of Ohio, by Gov.
St. Clair. In 1902, when the State
was admitted into the Union, he was
elected Judge of the Supreme Court,
which position he held for seven sue.
cessive years. In the second WEI
with Great Britain he resigned his
position on the bench, rendered his
services to the Government, and was
commissioned Major, and atterward
promoted to the Colonelcy OF the
10Th regiment. at the close of the
war, through which he served with
distinction, he returned to Trumbull
County, and was elected Judge OF
tho Court Of Common Pleas. After
fourteen years service on the bench,
Judge Tod retired in 1899, and at
the age of 81, died in 1871. David
Tod, who has just died, was born q.
Youngstown, Mahoning County, on
1927, he was admitted to the bar.
For fifteen years he practiced his
profession at Warren, winning his
way from absolute penury to fortune
and eminence. He was considered
in those early days one Of the best
criminal lawyers in Ohio, and his
reputation was by no means confined
by the limits OF his native State. He
was born and reared in the school of
the Democratic party, of which Jack
son was then the leader and idol.
He cast his first vote for sold Uick-
ory." In 1888 he defeated his Whig
competitor for the State Senate. In
1910 he took tho stump for Van Bur
en-, with whom he had previously
become personally acquainted. A
few years hard work and devotion
to their interests made him so popu-
lar with his party that in lSt4 lie re
ceived the nomination for Governor,
and was beaten by only one thous-
and votes, while Clay's majority over
Polk in the following month came up
to the figure of si1 Thousand. In
1877, President Polk, unsolicited,
offered him the appointment OF Min
lister to Brazil, which he accepted.
He represented the United States at
that Court until 1852. On his re-
turn he took part in the campaign
which resulted in tho election of
Mr. Pierce. In 1856, he was again
in the field, still on the side OF the
Democratic party, but he sought no
office from either administration. In
1860 he was strong Douglas man,
and being chosen delegate to the
Charleston Convention, he was elect
ed First Vice-President of that tody.
When the Southern wing of the par
ty withdrew at Baltimore, headed by
Caleb Gushing of Massachusetts,, the
President of the Convention, Mr..
Tod, became presiding officer. He
warmly advocated the "peace meas
lres, before and after the meeting Of
,he Congress at Washington, which
s known in history as the "Peace
Congress-" But from the h0ur the
lag went down at Sumter, he flung
himself into the ranks of the Union
party, and throughout the long con.
est he was ever in favor of q vigor-
,us prosecution of the war. He gave
$1,000 to the war fund of his town
hip, and their first uniforms to a
of the 10Th Regiment at
Youngstown. 1t is unnecessary here
0 allude to the causes which render
d Gov. Dennison so unpopular with
he party In Ohio in 1S6l-that he
Tas passed by with a mere compli
nentary vote of the Endorsement of
is administration in the nominating
Convention, the choice falling on Mr. /
'od as the nominee for Governor.
Ir. Tod was elected by over $4,000 /
Majority. In 1862 he was inaugural
4. He gave firm, unfiinching sup
ort TO the war; was tender and
arefpl of the troops in the field, and
econded almost every effort of Mr..
lincoln 10 crush out the Rebellion.
lis speeches and messages during
is administration were full OF loyal
? to the Union and devotion to the
ational cause. Since the expira
on OF his term of Office and the
lose of the war, he devoted himself
ntirely to business pursuits. Be
,re he became Governor he was ,
resident of the Cleveland and bIa-
oning Railroad, and he was largely {
lterested in the coal mines of the
Iahoning Valley, the working OF
hich he was the first to inaugurate.
e resided on beautiful farm OF
,out 600 acres, called "Brier Hill,'' G
hich is probably the most beautiful /
rm in the United Ststes.-N. Y 7
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