Background
Shelby, John Todd was born on January 25, 1851 in Springfield, Illinois (parents being residents of Fayette Company, Kentucky). Son of Thomas Hart and Frances Stuart (Todd) Shelby.
Shelby, John Todd was born on January 25, 1851 in Springfield, Illinois (parents being residents of Fayette Company, Kentucky). Son of Thomas Hart and Frances Stuart (Todd) Shelby.
Center College, Danville, Kentucky, 1866-1867. Kentucky U. (now Transylvania U.), Lexington, K., 1867-1888. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1870, Master of Arts, 1873.
(Doctor of Laws, Agricultural and Mechanics
College of Kentucky [now State University of Kentucky], 1904).
Admitted to Kentucky bar, 1872. Member Breckinridge & Shelby, 1875-1904 (dissolved by death of senior partner), Shelby & Shelby, 1907-1913, Shelby, Northcutt & Shelby, since 1913. Director First and City National Bank, Lexington, and Young Men's Christian Association, Lexington.
Member Breckinridge & Shelby, 1875-1904 (dissolved by death of senior
Married Lizzie M. Craig, November 7, 1872.