Charles Hawkes Todd

Charles Hawkes Todd (6 November 178419 March 1826) was a medical doctor and the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1821.

Early life The son of physician and apothecary Andrew Todd (1750–1795) and Alicia Hawkes (1745–1818), Charles was born in Sligo, Ireland, on 6 November 1784. In 1804, Charles married Elizabeth Bentley (1786–1862), who was the daughter of Colonel Robert Bentley (1744–1822) and Mary Stanley (doed 1820).

Professional life He was educated in a Dublin school but did not enter the University. Instead, he was indentured to [Dr.] James Henthorn, who was related by marriage.

Personal life Dr. Charles Todd and Elizabeth Bentley Todd had nine sons and six daughters, and all but three were married. Four of his sons were medical practitioners, three were members of the clergy, one was a barrister, and one was a solicitor. His wife, Elizabeth Bentley Todd, died 12 January 1862 at her oldest son's home in Dublin. She is buried near her husband at St. James' Churchyard.