Andrew Lee Todd Sr. (July 27, 1872 – March 24, 1945[1]) was an American lawyer, educator and Democratic member of the Tennessee General Assembly.
After marrying Minneola, he served as the principal of Wartrace high school as well as the Lexington Baptist College.
[4] In addition to being a charter member of the Murfreesboro Rotary Club in 1919,[6] Todd held memberships in the Masons, the Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, and Kappa Sigma fraternity, as well as the Baptist church.
[7] He was elected as Rutherford County Superintendent of Schools from 1900 to 1907 and Governor Frazier appointed him to the State Board of Education in 1905 where he continued to serve until 1915.
He established the 800 acres (320 ha) "Toddington Farms"[12] which specialized in pure-bred Aberdeen-Angus cattle.
[18] Todd is sometimes referred to as the "godfather" of Middle Tennessee State University and he continued to support the school until his death.