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John Payne Todd was the son of Dolley Payne and John Todd Jr., and the stepson of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. He had a troubled life, marked by alcoholism, debts, jail time, and the death of his mother and stepfather.
3 apr 2002 · Learn about the troubled relationship between James Madison and his stepson, John Payne Todd, who caused him financial and emotional distress. Read Madison's letters to Todd and his wife, Dolley Madison, and explore the sources and context of their correspondence.
Payne Todd was the son of Dolley Madison and her first husband John Todd, who died in a yellow fever epidemic. He grew up in the shadow of the Madisons and became a dissipated and unsuccessful man, despite his mother's love and efforts.
9 dic 2015 · In his ninth book, “Scandalous Son: The Elusive Search for Dolley Madison’s Son, John Payne Todd,” Bigler recounts the story of James Madison’s alcoholic, “elusive” stepson. Todd’s life is presented as a parable of what can happen when someone takes their status for granted and engages in self-destructive behavior.
Presidential Step-son. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest son of John Todd, Jr. and his wife, Dolley Payne, who is better known to history as Dolley Madison. Shortly after the birth of his younger brother William Temple in 1793, a yellow fever epidemic ravaged the city, afflicting the entire Todd family.
Dolley Madison's son John Payne Todd is often portrayed as a scoundrel and a drain on his family's finances, but there's more to his story. Montpelier's Dire...
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In 1790, Dolley Payne married lawyer and fellow Quaker John Todd, Jr. After they married, they moved into a small home with her husband’s family. Together they had two children: John Payne Todd born in 1792 and William Isaac Todd born in 1793.
