Researching John Tod
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1166 people with the Tod surname? In that year Tod was ranked number 2441 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Tod on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Tod and the Tod Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 672 people with the Tod surname in the UK? Tod is now ranked number 3407 for popularity in the UK. |
Tod Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called John Tod
John Tod
John Tod (1779 – March 27, 1830) was an American judge and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1823 to 1824. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1815 to 1818 including as Speaker from 1815 to 1816 and as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813 including two terms as Speaker.
He served as presiding judge of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas for the 16th district from 1824 to 1827 and as an associate judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1827 until his death in 1830.
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