Paul H. Todd Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul H. Todd Jr.

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 18-Nov-2008

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Paul H. Todd Jr.

  • Paul Harold Todd Jr.
  • (September 22, 1921 – November 18, 2008) was a politician, soldier and business executive from the U.S.
  • state of Michigan. Todd was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the son of Paul H.
  • Todd, mayor of Kalamazoo in 1937, and the grandson of Albert M.
  • Todd, former U.S.
  • Representative and the "Peppermint King" founder of the A.M.
  • Todd Company.
  • Paul Todd graduated from Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California in 1937.
  • He received a B.S.
  • at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York in 1942.
  • Todd served in the United States Army Signal Corps and the Office of Strategic Services from 1942 to 1945.
  • He was founder of Kalamazoo Spice Extraction Co.
  • (now known as Kalsec) in 1958. In 1962, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Republican U.S.
  • Representative August E.
  • Johansen in Michigan's 3rd congressional district.
  • In 1964, Todd defeated Johansen to be elected as a Democrat to the 89th Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.
  • He was known as one of the Michigan Five Fluke Freshmen and was in 1966 he lost in the general election to Republican Garry E.
  • Brown. Todd later served as chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood from 1967 to 1970.
  • He was appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Ethics and served from 1972 to 1976.
  • He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the 94th Congress in 1974.
  • He is a former chair of the Board of Directors of Pathfinder International. Before his death on November 18, 2008, Todd resided in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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