Male

1786

1840

New Milford, CT

Sally Smith Lassiter (September 4, 1811)

Walker Todd was the first child of Eli Todd and Mercy Merwin Todd. He was born in New Milford, CT. He graduated from Yale in 1810. He practiced law at Carmel, NY and held various public offices. He was a member of New York state senate 2nd District, from 1828-31.

Walker Todd was born in New Milford, Conn., about the year 1790. He graduated at Yale College in 1810 and commenced the practice of the law at Carmel in 1813, in partnership with George W. Niven until Mr. Niven removed from the
county in 1815. Mr. Todd held the office of district attorney from June, 1818, to February, 1821. He held the office of surrogate from March, 1819, to February 1821, and from January, 1833, to September 30th, 1839. He was appointed an inspector of the State prison at Sing Sing in 1832 and held the office until 1840. In November, 1827, he was elected to the Senate of this State for the term of four years, and served for the full term. In November, 1836, he was the regular democratic candidate for Congress in the district comprised of Westchester and Putnam counties, ...but was defeated by Grouverneur Kemble who ran as a stump candidate. Mr. Todd continued the practice of the law at Carmel until near the time of his death, when he received a stroke of paralysis which terminated his active career. He died in August, 1840. He married Sarah Ann Smith, by whom he had a large family of children.

Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith): History of Putnam County, New York : with biographical sketches of its prominent men, Philadelphia : W.W. Preston, 1886.
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Graduated from Yale in 1810

Lawyer; Political Office

1812 Carmel, NY

State Senator (New York) 1828-1831

Surrogate (Putnam County, NY) 1819-1821, 1833-1839

Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith): History of Putnam County, New York : with biographical sketches of its prominent men, Philadelphia : W.W. Preston, 1886.