John Blair Smith Todd
Born: April 4, 1814
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
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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