Moses Hampton Todd

American lawyer

BornAugust 31, 1845
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Moses Hampton Todd


Pennsylvania Attorney General
In office January 16, 1903 – January 17, 1919
Governor	Edwin Sydney Stuart
Preceded by	Hampton L. Carson
Succeeded by	John C. Bell

Personal details
Born	August 31, 1845 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	November 7, 1935 (aged 90) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Spouse	Alice Euphemia Feree
Children	4

Moses Hampton Todd (August 31, 1845 – November 7, 1935^[1]) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, who served as state Attorney General.

Todd was born in 1845, son of James Todd, a well-known Philadelphia lawyer and former state legislator and Attorney General, and his second wife, Jane Miller. In 1852, the elder Todd retired and the family moved to Greenberg. Upon the elder Todd's death in 1863, the family moved to Uniontown.^[2]

Todd attended Washington & Jefferson College for three years, then read law and was admitted to the bar of Fayette County in 1868. He was then admitted to the bar of Philadelphia in 1869, and assisted Theodore Cuyler there. Todd opened his own offices in Philadelphia in 1875.^[2]

Todd married Alice Euphemia Feree (1846–1930) in 1870. They had 4 children.^[2]

Todd was appointed as state Attorney General in 1903, and served until 1919. In his first year, he was the "dominant figure in the prosecution in the capitol graft case".^[1]

Todd is buried at Section W, Lots 23 & 25 of Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.^[3]

References

1 2 "Ex-Attorney General Todd of Pennsylvania Dies at 90". The Chicago Daily Tribune. November 8, 1935. p. 26. ProQuest 181728042.
1 2 3 Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. 1908. p. 143.
↑ "Moses Hampton Todd". Laurel Hill Cemetery. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

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Preceded by Hampton L. Carson	Attorney General of Pennsylvania 1907–1911	Succeeded by John C. Bell

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