The Owosso times., 1898-12-16

to ward off the terrible disease: but his
strong physique and his stronger will had
at last to yield, DR.. Fred A. Todd
was born at Owosso, Mich. January 31st,
| 1854. He attended public school at Owosso
until he was II years Old During the
| next year he was employed IN a drug
store in his native town Having deter.
mined TO study medicine he entered the
University of Michigan In 1882 and for
| four years was student at that institution
In 1886 he obtained his medical degree,
Immediately after his graduation he went
TO Prescott, Arizona, with the expectation
of making that his future home, but not
finding the climate congenial he returned
to Michigan and opened up an Office at
Whitehall. where he remained until the
fall of 1888, when he took position with
the Toledo and Ann Arbor railway. He
continued in the employ of that road until
the spring Of 1901, when he was elected
an assistant physician at the Toledo State
Hospital. For eight years the deceased
continued a member OF the medical staff
al mat institution, and at the time of his
death was the assistant superintendent.
Dr.. Todd was Of Scotch Irish stock His
mothers maiden name was johnson, her
father having emlgratPd from the north OF
LELAND TO the United States at the begin,
| ming Of this century. The doctors father,
Hon + A. Todd, is a man OF more than
local fame For term Of years he was
mayor of the city of Owosso, and has fire.
quently held other positions Of trust. The
rodds aIe Of Scotch lineage, and were
sturdy loyalsts always. They stood with
tue house of Stuart against Cromwell.
Their blood mingled with the best blood
of Scotland at the field of Culoden, where
the unfortunate house OF Stuart was
wiped out forever. The TOdds were
among the earliest pioneers Of New Eng
land. The history of the family IN the
United States dates from the arrival of
several brothers, who landed in New Eng
land about 1875, and they and their tami
lies were among the hardy pioneers who
fought successfully the French and Indian
wars. One of the brothers was with Gen
eral Wolfe IN his campaign in Canada and
fell at Quebec IN stOrming the heights OF
Abraham Five of the others fell martyrs
10 the cause of liberty in our struggle for
independence. DR.. TOdd's great grand.
father was one of the few who escaped The
massacre at Wyoming. His grandfather,
John Todd, was soldier in the war of
1919. and followed the fortunes Of his
friend, Gen Lewis Cass; and as early as
1919 settled at Pontiac. Mich, when that
territory was howllng wilderness.
The real life work of DR.. Todd COM
menced upon his entering the Toledo
State HOSPITAL. The treatment and care
Of the insane call for the highest standard
of ability, and one OF the highest compll
ments that could be paid TO the deceased
is, that although an ontspoken Democrat,
his character as man and special fitness
for the place Outweighed every other con.
sideration. | cannot go into detail in re
counting the labors of DIR. Todd for the
eight years he served on the medical staff
OF the Toledo State Hospital. Suffice il
to say that man of DR.. Todd's ability
who will devote the best years Of his life
to the treatment and care of the wards of
the state for "a plttance Of $500 per year is
prompted by some higher motive than
his love for gam. When we look around
us and see that selfishness and greed sit in
high places. it is refreshing indeed to wit
ness such sublime characters as the de
ceased, who was willing to devote his life
to the ameioration of the sorrows and
affections of others. To have seen DR..
DIR, Todd at his best one must have fol
lowed him in his daily rounds from cottage
among the poor unfortunates under his
charge. His stalwart appearance and
CHEEKY nature carried sunshine into every
soul. His kindly greeting was more than
medicine tn the disturbed mind of the
poor unfortunate whose walking moments
were filed with horrd delusions. DR..
Todd was close student of mental dis