Editing David Tod (section)

==Early life==
Tod was born in [[Youngstown, Ohio]], to a family actively involved in local and state politics. His father, [[George Tod (judge)|George Tod]], born to a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] immigrant in [[Suffield, Connecticut]], had relocated to the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]] in 1800.{{sfnp|Milligan|2003|p=259}} There, George Tod pursued a career in public life, serving as an Ohio lawmaker between 1804 and 1806, and winning a seat as a justice of the [[Ohio Supreme Court]] in 1807.{{sfnp|Milligan|2003|p=261}}

David Tod attended Burton Academy in [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] and studied law in [[Warren, Ohio|Warren]], where he was appointed postmaster. Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1827, he accumulated considerable wealth as a lawyer actively involved in the coal and iron industries of the [[Mahoning Valley]], and he went on to become president of the [[Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad|Cleveland and Mahoning Railroad]].