The Political Graveyard: Todd family of Michigan

Todd family of Michigan

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Albert May Todd (1850-1931) — also known as Albert M. Todd; "The Peppermint King" — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born near Nottawa, St. Joseph County, Mich., June 3, 1850. Son of Alfred Todd and Mary Ann (Hovey) Todd; married to Augusta Allman; father of Albert J. Todd and Paul H. Todd; grandfather of Paul Harold Todd, Jr.. Prohibition candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1894; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1897-99; defeated, 1895 (Fusion), 1898 (Democratic); member of Michigan Union Silver Party State Central Committee, 1899; Democratic candidate for mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1900; Independent Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1924. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., October 6, 1931. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Albert J. Todd — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Son of Albert May Todd; brother of Paul H. Todd; uncle of Paul Harold Todd, Jr.. Mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1919-20. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Paul H. Todd — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Son of Albert May Todd; brother of Albert J. Todd; father of Paul Harold Todd, Jr.. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st District, 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934; mayor of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1935-37, 1949-51; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Paul Harold Todd, Jr. (b. 1921) — also known as Paul H. Todd, Jr. — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., September 22, 1921. Grandson of Albert May Todd; nephew of Albert J. Todd; son of Paul H. Todd. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; founded and led Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co. (now Kalsec); candidate for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1961; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated, 1962, 1966, 1974. Protestant. Member, American Economic Association; American Chemical Society. Still living as of 2006.
- See also: congressional biography.

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