Charles Todd (industrialist)
| Charles Todd | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1868 Peebles United Kingdom |
| Died | 21 August 1942 Wellington New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Hegarty |
| Relations | Mary Hegarty - (Wife) Charles P Todd - (Son) Desmond Todd - (Son) Kathleen Todd - (Daughter) Bryan Todd - (Son) Moyra Todd - (Daughter) Andrew Todd - (Son) Sheila Todd - (Daughter) John Todd[1] - (Grandson) |
| Children | Four sons, three daughters |
| Religion | Catholic |
Charles Todd (28 May 1868 – 21 August 1942), fellmonger, wool-scourer, motor car importer and assembler, petrol importer and retailer, industrialist and community leader; he was a leading 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]
See also
- Todd Corporation
- Andrew Todd
- Bryan Todd
- Kathleen Todd
Notes
- ↑ 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.