William Frederick Todd

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William Frederick Todd
Lieutenant Governors of Canada in 1925.jpg
William Frederick Todd, seated far right.
16th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office
February 28, 1923 December 28, 1928
Residence(s)St. Stephen, New Brunswick
OccupationFarmer, lumber merchant, manufacturer, rancher, shipper, wholesaler, politician

William Frederick Todd (May 2, 1854 March 16, 1935) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1899 to 1903 and Charlotte in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member. Todd served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick 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 John Bolton. 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. [1]

Electoral history

1921 Canadian federal election : Charlotte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Watson Grimmer 5,20250.6-4.6
Liberal William Frederick Todd 5,06949.4+4.6
Total valid votes 10,271100.0
1917 Canadian federal election : Charlotte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Government (Unionist) Thomas Aaron Hartt 3,24855.2+3.2
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) William Frederick Todd 2,48944.8-3.3
Total valid votes 5,737100.0
1911 Canadian federal election : Charlotte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Aaron Hartt 2,68551.9+3.8
Liberal William Frederick Todd 2,48948.1-3.9
Total valid votes 5,174100.0
1908 Canadian federal election : Charlotte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Frederick Todd 2,69151.9+4.5
Conservative Gilbert White Ganong 2,49148.1-4.5
Total valid votes 5,182100.0

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References

  1. "Former Lt.-Governor of New Brunswick Dead". The Winnipeg Tribune. 18 March 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 24 December 2016 via Newspapers.com.
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