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John Payne Todd. John Payne Todd (February 29, 1792 – January 16, 1852), was an American secretary. He was the first son of Dolley Payne and John Todd Jr. His father and younger brother died in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic, which killed nearly 10 percent of the city's population.
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3 de abr. de 2002 · John Payne Todd was born in 1792, the first child of John Todd and the former Dolley Payne. The death of her husband in 1793 left Dolley a widow until her marriage to Madison the following year. In the marriage settlement Madison generously provided for his stepson by passing directly to him assets to be held in trust from the elder ...
Payne Todd was at last thrown on the world. Alcoholic and fast spending his inheritance, he reached the age of 60 and died a month after. In his will he freed his slaves, perhaps his most noble act. He is buried in Congressional Cemetery, Washington. Payne Todd’s story is not usual to the children of presidents after the White House.
9 de dic. de 2015 · In his ninth book, “Scandalous Son: The Elusive Search for Dolley Madison’s Son, John Payne Todd,” Bigler recounts the story of James Madison’s alcoholic, “elusive” stepson. Todd’s life is presented as a parable of what can happen when someone takes their status for granted and engages in self-destructive behavior.
Dolley Madison's son John Payne Todd is often portrayed as a scoundrel and a drain on his family's finances, but there's more to his story. Montpelier's Dire...
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Dolley Madison's son, John Payne Todd, lived at Montpelier for much of his childhood and life. His bedchamber was a unique opportunity for Montpelier to interpret a room as if it were being lived in, and to discuss the life of James Madison's unique and often troubled stepson. Unlock John Payne Todd's Room.
4 de mar. de 2002 · John Payne Todd (1792–1852) was the only child to survive infancy of Dolley Payne Todd Madison and her first husband, John Todd. He attended Saint Mary’s College in Baltimore from 1805 until 1812.