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Robert Smith Todd (February 25, 1791 – July 17, 1849) was an American lawyer, soldier, banker, businessman and politician. He was the father of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.
Learn about the Todd family, the parents and siblings of Mary Todd Lincoln, who grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. Find out how they were involved in business, politics, and the Civil War.
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7 mar 2022 · On July 17, 1849, Robert Smith Todd of Lexington, Kentucky, died suddenly of cholera. He was among thousands who’d die in the world-wide epidemic that had already killed former president James K. Polk a month before and would be blamed for the death of Edgar Allan Poe a bit later.
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Robert Smith Todd had been educated at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky and became clerk of the Kentucky state house of delegates, a state assemblyman, and a state senator. He and his wife, Eliza Parker, had seven children of whom Mary was the fourth.
28 dic 2022 · Robert Smith Todd, was a wealthy businessman with connections to many noted bluegrass politicians. The son of a pioneer founder of Lexington, Robert was born there in February 1791. He studied at Transylvania University, became a lawyer, and, in November 1812, married Eliza Parker.
- Lexington, Kentucky
- February 25, 1791
- Kentucky
- July 17, 1849
Robert Smith Todd is the father of several children, but, he's most notable for being the father of Mary Ann (Todd) Lincoln (wife of President Abraham Lincoln) born 25 Feb 1791. Robert S. Todd married first wife Elizabeth Ann Parker on 26 November 1812 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States.
The book begins with a list and short biography of all members of the Robert Smith Todd family and ends with an epilogue detailing the lives of the surviving Todd clan members after Lincoln's assassination.
