Hiram C. Todd

Hiram Charles Todd (July 17, 1876 – April 7, 1965) was an American lawyer from New York.

Early life and education Todd was born on July 17, 1876, in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of merchant Vernon Lawrence Todd and Anna Elizabeth Teftt.

Todd attended Saratoga Springs High School. He then went to Union College, where he was editor-in-chief of the Garnet and associate editor of the Concordiensis and the Parthenon. He graduated with a Ph.B. in 1897.

Career Army career In May 1898, during the Spanish-American War, he enlisted as a private in Company L, Second Regiment of the New York Volunteers Infantry. He was promoted to corporal shortly afterwards, and was appointed second lieutenant of Company A, 202nd New York Volunteers Infantry. He then served in Cuba for four months, and was mustered out in April 1899. He joined the New York National Guard after the war, serving with them for the next 15 years and serving as Lieutenant and Captain. During World War I, he served as Major, Judge Advocate with the 13th Division in Camp Lewis, Washington He eventually moved his law practice to New York City. From 1922 to 1925, he was Special Assistant to United States Attorney General Daugherty in prosecuting striking train workers that deserted trains in the desert in Arizona and southern California He was also involved in the prosecution Gaston B. Means and Thomas Felder, and Thomas W. Miller. In 1929, he was Special Assistant of the New York County District Attorney in prosecution connected to the failure of the City Trust Company. From 1930 to 1931, he was Special Assistant of the Attorney General of New York in the prosecution of George F. Ewald. He again served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General in the prosecution of the Samuel Druckman murderers from 1936 to 1937. He also served as attorney for the petitioners to remove Brooklyn District Attorney William F. X. Geoghan from office in 1936.

Other activities and personal life Todd was a trustee emeritus of Union College. Her and Todd's children were Mary Lumpkin, Susan, and Hiram Charles. He was buried in Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs.

In 1972, his house, known as the Hiram Charles Todd House, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. He purchased the home from the Sackett family in 1927.