John Payne Todd

Biography

John Payne Todd was born into prominence during the formative years of the United States. His life unfolded during a transformative period in American history, marked by the development of federal institutions and the expansion of the nation's capital.

Todd's sixty-year life was spent largely in the Washington, D.C. area, where he was part of the civic community during the early nineteenth century. He was interred in Congressional Cemetery, a final resting place for many distinguished residents of the nation's capital.