About William Frederick Todd
Lived 1854 – 1935 (aged 80). William Frederick Todd was a Canadian politician, timber merchant, manufacturer, farmer, consignor and cattle rancher.
William Frederick Todd (2 May 1854 – 16 March 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 28 February 1923, to 27 December 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.
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Canadian politician (1854–1935)
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William Frederick Todd was born on 2 May 1854 in St. Stephen.
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William Frederick Todd died on 16 March 1935 in St. Stephen.
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William Frederick Todd was a politician, timber merchant, manufacturer, farmer, consignor and cattle rancher.
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William Frederick Todd was Canadian.
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