The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-11-20

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The people. Of Chic were startled, on
: FBiday of last week by the announce
ment that Ex-Governoro Tod had died,
suddenly that 1ne4nibg. The evs6fwas
50 unlocked fOT, and ths annoupcement
50 sudden that tbe, truth Of the report
could, at first scarcely be credited. On
the day previous he was in usual health,
with perhaps as bright 4 promise Of
length of days, as any in The land yet
who capteH What day may bring
forth. The morroR's dawn found him
up early, preparing forthe duties Ofthe
day, when sudden illness seized him
aud be lay down that II might pass of.
Itpro7ed his bed of deathi for ere. an
other hour rolled round, bis spulses we're
stilIed, and the good citizen, the disin-
terested patriot, and distinguished
statesman, was numbered with the
dead. He was. a man who had done
the Stats great ssttieey and his death
is a public calamity, ,,,,
Governor Tod was the son Of Hon.
Geo. Tod, who was, in early days, su-
prems Judge Of the State. He was
born in Youngstown, .Blahoning county,
in 1905. and was in his sixty-fourth
year at the time of his death. In his
youth he struggled with adversely, and
in order to fit himself for tie legal pro
fsssion was obliged 10 support himself
by teaching school. he studied law
with Russell Stone, of Warren, and was
admitted to practice in 1926. Soon af-
ter, he went into partnership with
Judge Burchard, and became distin-
guished as q jurist He was an ardent
democrat, of the Jacksonian school, and
soon became leading politician in his
county, and was elected State Sena-
tor In 1914 he was the Democratic
candidate for Governor, and came with
ia several thousand of being elected.
In 1916 he was again a candidate, and
was again defeated.
In ls47 he was appointed, by Presi-
dent Polk, Minister to Brazil, and re-
tanned the position for five years. He
was first Vice-President of the Charles
ton Convention, in 1850, and when the
Douelasites withdrew to Baltimore, was
chosen President of the Convention,
and through the campaign that follow
ed, labored arduously for the success of
Stephen A. Douglas. So far bis for
tunes were identified with the Demo
cracy, but when the rebellion broke
out he at once allied himself with the
friends of the general government, and
became a leader among them, as de-
voted and as uncompromising as the
governments COulu Q6SiEOs II AOuA u0
was elected Governor by majority of
$4,000, and endeared himself to all by
the faithfulness of his administration.
He was early identified with the Ma
hOning Valley Railroad, as a Director,
and subsequently as its President and
to his able management the success Of
the enterprise was mainly due. When
he retired from tho Office of Governor
he devoted himself mainly to the ad-
vancemeut of its interests and his own
personal fortunes, and at the time Of
his death was possessed of great wealth.
In the Presidential contest just
closed, he was on the Electoral ticket
as Elector from the State, at large, to
cast the vote of the State for General
Grant H3Fe.s
His life has closed, and there is a
void in the ranks of men not easily
filed. Peace to his names.