Lemuel Todd was an American politician who served as an Oppositionist member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1855 to 1857 and as a Republican member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district from 1873 to 1875.
18 Facts About Lemuel Todd
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Lemuel Todd was an officer in the Pennsylvania Reserves infantry division of the Union Army in the US Civil War and served in multiple battles.
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Lemuel Todd was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle in 1839.
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At the outbreak of the civil war, Lemuel Todd raised a company of volunteers from Cumberland County.
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Lemuel Todd served as Captain of Company I and was promoted to Major and third in command of the regiment.
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Lemuel Todd fought with the 1st Pennsylvania reserves at the Battle of Gaines's Mill, the Battle of Second Bull Run and the Battle of South Mountain.
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Lemuel Todd briefly assumed command of the regiment when Colonel Richard Biddle Roberts was assigned to brigade command at the Battle of Gaines's Mill.
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In 1862, severe illness forced Lemuel Todd to resign from the regiment.
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Lemuel Todd continued to support the Union Army by organizing the influx of drafted men in the eastern half of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
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Lemuel Todd had responsibility for militia and State Guard units especially during the confederate army invasion of Pennsylvania led by General Robert E Lee in 1863.
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In 1854, Lemuel Todd was elected as an Oppositionist member of the 34th United States Congress representing the Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district.
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Lemuel Todd served on the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee for Public Buildings and Grounds.
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Lemuel Todd was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for reelection in 1856.
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In 1872, Lemuel Todd was elected as a Republican member to the 43rd United States Congress representing Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district.
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Lemuel Todd served on the Committees on Elections and Expenditures in the Post Office Department.
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Lemuel Todd was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.
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Lemuel Todd resumed the practice of law, and died in Carlisle in 1891.
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In 1849, Lemuel Todd married Sarah Anna Watson of Adams County and together they had several children.