US Con  ★  Todd, John Blair Smith - U.S. Delegate Dakota Territory

John Blair Smith Todd

Born: April 4, 1814
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Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky

Father: Dr. John Todd 1787 – 1865
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

Mother: Elizabeth F.B. Smith 1793 – 1865
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

Wife: Catherine Smith Hoffman 1822 – 1886
(Buried: Yankton City Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota)​

First Cousin: Mary Todd Lincoln 1818 – 1882

Education:

1837: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (39th in class)​

Occupation before War:

1837: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment​
1837 – 1843: 1st Lt. United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment​
1837 – 1840: Served in the Seminole War in Florida​
1841: Recruiter for United States Army​
1841 – 1842: Served in the Seminole War in Florida​
1842: Frontier Duty at Fort Towson, Indian Territory​
1842 – 1843: Frontier Duty at Fort Smith, Arkansas​
1843 – 1846: Frontier Duty at Fort Towson, Indian Territory​
1843 – 1856: Captain United States Army, 6th Infantry Regiment
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1847 – 1848: Served in the Mexican – American War​
1856: Resigned from United States Army on September 16th
1856 – 1861: Sutler at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Brigadier General, Union Army Infantry​
1861: Union Army Commander of North Missouri District​
1861 – 1863: Delegate to United States House of Representatives​
1862: Commander of 6th Division, Union Army of the Tennessee​
1864 – 1865: Delegate to United States House of Representatives​

Occupation after War:

1867 – 1869: Speaker of Dakota Territory House of Representatives​
1869 – 1871: Governor of Dakota Territory​

Died: January 5, 1872

Place of Death: Yankton County, Dakota Territory

Age at time of Death: 57 years old

Burial Place: Yankton City Cemetery, Yankton, South Dakota
 
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His appointment as brigadier was not confirmed by the Senate so Todd "returned" to Congress.This time as delegate from the Dakota Territory .Earlier He had been a delegate from the Washington territory.
 
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