William Frederick Todd (May 2, 1854 – March 16, 1935) was a businessman and political figure in

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. He represented Charlotte County in the

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from 1899 to 1903 and

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a

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member. Todd served as the 16th

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from February 28, 1923, to December 27, 1928. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, the youngest son of Freeman H. Todd and Adeline Boardman. His father was a very successful lumber merchant and president of the St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Company. In 1879, William Todd married Ethel J. Bolton, the daughter of

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. Todd was unsuccessful in bids for reelection in 1911, 1917, and 1921. He died of a heart attack in 1935, while visiting a lawyer's office. He was the age of 80.

Electoral history

References

Town of St. Stephen, New Brunswick website with indformation on the Todd mansion
* * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910'', EJ Chambers 1854 births 1935 deaths Businesspeople from New Brunswick Liberal Party of Canada MPs Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub