John Tod

John Tod
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th district
In office
1821–1823
Preceded byRobert Philson
Succeeded bySamuel D. Ingham, Thomas Jones Rogers
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district
In office
1823–1824
Preceded byAndrew Stewart
Succeeded byAlexander Thomson
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 14th district
In office
1815–1818
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byWilliam Piper
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1810–1813
Personal details
Born1779 (1779)
Suffield, Connecticut, US
DiedMarch 27, 1830(1830-03-27) (aged 50–51)
Bedford, Pennsylvania, US
Political partyDemocratic-Republican

John Tod (1779 – March 27, 1830) was an American judge and politician who served as a Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 1821 to 1823 and for Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district from 1823 to 1824. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 14th district from 1815 to 1818 including as Speaker from 1815 to 1816 and as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1810 to 1813 including two terms as Speaker.

He served as presiding judge of the Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas for the 16th district from 1824 to 1827 and as an associate judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1827 until his death in 1830.