1. David Tod was an American politician and industrialist from the US state of Ohio.
21 Facts About David Tod
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David Tod died of a stroke in 1868, three years after the end of the war and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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David Tod was born in Youngstown, Ohio, to a family actively involved in local and state politics.
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David Tod's father, George Tod, born to a Scottish immigrant in Suffield, Connecticut, had relocated to the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1800.
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David Tod attended Burton Academy in Geauga County and studied law in Warren, where he was appointed postmaster.
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David Tod was in the Ohio State Senate from 1838 to 1840.
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David Tod was a candidate for Ohio's governorship as a Democrat in 1844 and 1846, running on a strongly anti-national bank platform, but lost both elections.
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David Tod was appointed by President James K Polk as minister to Brazil from 1847 to 1851.
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David Tod presided over the 1860 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore after the resignation of Caleb Cushing as convention president.
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David Tod ultimately served one term as governor, leading the state from 1862 to 1864.
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Governor David Tod faced significant difficulties in encouraging military recruitment and providing for Ohio troops in the field, but gained the nickname "the soldier's friend".
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Several months later, when Confederate troops under the leadership of Stonewall Jackson threatened Washington, DC, David Tod was able to secure 5,000 volunteers to provide three months of service.
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David Tod was less successful in filling Ohio's federally mandated quota of 74,000 troops.
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Under the energetic leadership of Governor David Tod, Ohio acted vigorously.
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David Tod was challenged to maintain the state's security during the war, calling out the militia to respond to a cavalry raid by Confederate Brig.
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David Tod was compelled to call out troops to bring an end to draft riots in Holmes County, which became popularly known as the "Battle of Fort Fizzle".
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Governor David Tod has aided me more and troubled me less than any other governor.
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David Tod was unable to secure the pro-Union renomination in 1863, losing it to another War Democrat, John Brough, who enjoyed greater popularity among Ohioans and more actively supported the anti-slavery direction the Northern war effort had by then taken.
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David Tod, knowing he was not radical enough for Republicans in the United States Senate and in fragile health, declined the appointment.
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David Tod died of a stroke in 1868, at the age of 63, leaving a widow and seven children.
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David Tod is honored with a full-size bronze depiction inside the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland, Ohio for his service as governor during the Civil War.