Education
Columbia University; Yale University.
Columbia University; Yale University.
Born in Canandaigua, New York, Stoddard graduated from Columbia University and Yale University, and studied law under Aaron Burr. In 1851, Stoddard moved to Louisiana Crosse, Wisconsin and he was elected the first mayor of the city in 1856. In 1862, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The village of Stoddard, Wisconsin was named after Stoddard.