Charles Todd (industrialist)
Charles Todd | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1868 Peebles, United Kingdom |
| Died | 21 August 1942 (aged 74) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Mary Hegarty |
| Children | Charles P. Todd Desmond Todd Kathleen Todd Bryan Todd Moyra Todd Andrew Todd Sheila Todd |
| Relatives | John Todd (grandson) |
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.
Todd twice unsuccessfully stood for election to Parliament: he contested the Dunedin South electorate for the Reform Party in 1928, and the Central Otago electorate as an independent Reform Party supporter in 1931.