Charles Todd (industrialist)
| Charles Todd | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 May 1868 Peebles, United Kingdom |
| Died |
21 August 1942 (aged 74) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Hegarty |
| Children |
Charles P. Todd Desmond Todd Kathleen Todd Bryan Todd Moyra Todd Andrew Todd Sheila Todd |
| Relatives | John Todd (grandson)[1] |
| Religion | Catholic |
Charles Todd (28 May 1868 – 21 August 1942) was a New Zealand businessman and was a principal founder of the Todd Corporation. He was a committed Catholic and prohibitionist.[2]
Todd twice unsuccessfully stood for election to Parliament: he contested the Dunedin South electorate for the Reform Party in 1928,[3] and the Central Otago electorate as an independent Reform Party supporter in 1931.[4]
References
- ↑ Monica Showalter (2001). "New Zealand's First Billionaire". Forbes.
- ↑ Nightingale, Tony. "Todd, Charles". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ The General Election, 1928. Government Printer. 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ The General Election, 1931. Government Printer. 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
Sources
- Tony Nightingale, Charles Todd (1868-1942), The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (retrieved 1 March 2011).
- Galbreath, Ross (2010). Enterprise and Energy: The Todd Family of New Zealand. Wellington: Todd.
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