Paul H. Todd, Jr.

Paul Harold Todd, Jr. (born September 22, 1921) is a former 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. In 1966, Todd lost in the general election to Republican Garry 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.

Todd resides in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

References

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/todd.html#R9M0JFEHH The Political Graveyard]
* [http://www.kpl.gov/collections/localhistory/AllAbout/biography/AMTodd.aspx Biography of Albert May Todd at the Kalamazoo Public Library] (confirms relation to Paul H.)
* [http://www.pathfind.org/site/PageServer?pagename=About_Us_Board_Of_Directors Pathfinder International] Emeritus Directors