Biography

04/18/1861 - 02/14/1920

TODD, Robert A., a Representative from Lawrence County; born, April 18, 1861 in Roaring Springs, Blair County, Pa.; farmer; shipping clerk, Hollidaysburg Iron and Nail Company; employed, Hartman Steel Company (1883-1891); assistant general manager, The Pittsburg Land Company (1892-1893); elected, justice of the peace, Ellwood City (1893); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1897 and 1899 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1901 term; postmaster, United States Postal Service, Ellwood City (1901-1909); clerk, Pennsylvania State Insurance Department (1911-1920); died, February 14, 1920 in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; interred, Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.