Martin Nichol Todd

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• Business: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Todd Milling Company
• Interesting: miller, business, life story, railway, public service
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63472
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Presbyterian
• Residence: 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; C. Presbyterian
• Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agent
• Occupation: 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; commission agent
• Occupation: 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; commission merchant
• Occupation: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller & Maltster
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Business: 1897, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Thomas Tobb & Son Commission Merchants & Maltsters
• Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Malt House
• Website: 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Photograph
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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MARTIN N. TODD

Martin N. Todd was born in Galt July 27th., 1858, and died there August 29th., 1917. He was educated at the Galt public school and the old Tassie school. Leaving home, he was for some years in Hamilton, in the employ of the Great Western Railway, thus showing early prediliction for an occupation with which he was later to be prominently identified. Returning to Galt he became associated with his father, Thomas Todd, in the Galt flour mills, and later in the commission business.

Thomas Todd, in his time, one of Galt's prominent industrial men, was the principal promoter and first president of the Galt, Preston & Hespeler Railway.* On his father's death M. N. Todd became president of the company, in January 1900, and is now, in turn, succeeded by his son, M. Milne Todd, as president. Thus, since beginning of the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Railway, in 1894, the office of president has been held in the same family; now in the third generation. Under M. N. Todd's management the G. P. & H. Ry. soon began to expand its business and eventually became one of the best interurban electric railway properties in Canada. Mr. Todd was also manager of the Lake Erie & Northern Rail way; the adoption of electric traction on this line, instead of steam as had been contemplated, was due mainly to his foresight and practical judgement of traffic requirements on it. Facilities for passenger and freight traffic afforded by the Galt, Preston & Hespeler Ry. and its connection and operation with the Canadian Pacific Railway and later on with the Lake Erie & Northern Ry. gave fresh impetus to the manufacturing and general business activities of Kitchener and Waterloo, as earlier to Preston and Hespeler, a benefit due to a great extent to the energy and good management of M. N. Todd, in whom Waterloo County lost a valuable citizen.

While his time and effort were mainly devoted to his railway work, he had interest in the Galt Malleable Iron Company, the Pres ton Car and Coach Company, the 'Stamped Enameled Ware Company of Hespeler and in the Canada Malting Company. He had a farm east of Galt, where, among other things, he took particular interest in breeding horned Dorset sheep. He was connected with the Galt Horse Show from its beginning and was for years president of the Association; was charter member and first president of the Waterloo County Golf and Country Club.

Mr. Todd was member of the Galt Hospital Trust for a number of years. He was a Presbyterian and of the congregation of Central Church, Galt. He is survived by Mrs. Todd, one daughter and four sons, among the latter being Lieut. Thomas Todd, now with the British army in France. The family home, Caverhill, on North Water Street, on the main entrance to the city, is one of the hand some residence places of Galt.

*See Waterloo County Railway History, this Report.

Fifth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society

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Martin Todd, born in 1858, became president of the Galt, Preston, and Hespeler Railway after the death of his father, Thomas Todd. Under Martin Todd's leadership, the railway became one of the best electric railways in Canada and went on to serve Waterloo and Berlin. Todd also managed the Lake Erie and Northern Railway and in addition to his business pursuits, he was active in community organizations. After his death in 1917, his son, Milne Todd, became president of the Galt, Preston, and Hespeler Railway.


Kitchener Public Library Digital Photograph Collection

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The Todd Milling Company

This plant is located on Bruce Street, and is one of the largest of the kind in the Dominion. The mill was erected in 1878 by a Glasgow firm, and purchased in 1886 by the present company, which is composed of Messrs. Thos. Todd, John Scott and Martin N. Todd. Connected with the mill is an extensive cooper shop, directly opposite the mill. The barrels are sent across by an automatic contrivance as soon as completed. The whole establishment gives employment to a large number of hands. The mill is a substantial six storey structure, built of stone, and has a capacity of 400 barrels per day. It is fitted up with the most improved machinery, and their brands of flour are eagerly sought after, as is shown by the fact that a ready market is found for their large output, not only throughout the Dominion, but in competition with the world in the market of Great Britain. The gentlemen of the firm are also interested in the social side of the town's welfare, and are greeted on every hand as men of the highest commercial standing. Mr. Thos. Todd is president of the Street Railway and Mr. John Scott is one of the largest and most extensive cattle exporters in Canada.

Jubilee Souvenir of Galt 1897

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MARTIN N. TODD

1858-1917 Married: Joanna Gilholm

Martin Nichol Todd was born in Galt on July 27, 1858, the son of Thomas Todd and Sibella Nichol. He received his primary education at Galt's Central Public School and his secondary education at the Galt Grammar School, later the Galt Collegiate Institute. After completing school he moved to Hamilton where he was employed by the Great Western Railway. After a few years in Hamilton, Mr. Todd returned to Galt where he worked with his father in Thomas Todd & Son Ltd. also known as the Galt Flour Mills. The company did a large commission and export business in grain and hay and operated two malt houses, one in Galt and the other in Port Hope. Mr. Todd's father was one of Galt's prominent industrialists and an original promoter of the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway, an electric rail line that moved goods and passengers between those three municipalities. On January 1, 1900, following the death of his father, Mr. Todd became president of the railway. He set about expanding the line until it became one of the best interurban electric rail systems in the country. Mr. Todd was also the manager, and later vice-president, of the Lake Erie and Northern Railway and ensured that the rail line used electricity instead of steam as its power source. Mr. Todd was also one of the founders, in 1906, of the Galt Malleable Iron Company, and had an interest in the Preston Car and Coach Co., in the Stamped and Enamelled Ware Co. of Hespeler and in the Canada Malting Co. He also had a farm east of Galt where he took a particular interest in breeding Dorset sheep. Mr. Todd was associated with the Galt Horse Show from its inception in 1901 and served as the president of the Horse Show for many years. Mr. Todd was also a member of the Galt Hospital Trust for many years. He died on August 29, 1917 and is buried in Mount View Cemetery. Todd St. is said to have been named in honour of Mr. Todd and his equally well known father, Thomas Todd.

Sources:
1. "Biography, Martin N. Todd", Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 5, 1917.
2. J.N. MacKendrick "Local history in the street names of Galt" Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 7, 1919.
3. "Picturesque and Industrial Galt", Jaffray Bros., Galt Ontario July 10, 1902.<sup>4a

4a</sup>Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell]

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KPL Library Picture

Martin married Johann Gilholm 13 Jun 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Johann (daughter of Mayor Robert Gilholm and Janet "Jane" Scott) was born 28 Feb 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 May 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1935; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63474
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Name: Minota Andesen Bazett
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63475P
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Minota married Alfred Hugh Doveton Bazett 18 Jun 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Alfred was born 19 Dec 1884, Midland, Tay Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 1973; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63476
• Residence: 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

Robert — Maude Marion Phin. Maude (daughter of Warden James Philip Phin, JP and Charlotte "Lottie" Roberts) was born 21 Dec 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1982; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Interesting: business, railway, insurance
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-63477
• Occupation: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student, College
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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MARTIN MILNE TODD

1891-1963 Married: Minnie E. Clare

Martin Milne Todd was born in Galt on July 22, 1891, the son of Martin N. Todd and Joanna Gilholm. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal with a Bachelor of Science degree and lived in Preston for about sixteen years before returning to Galt in 1936. Mr. Todd succeeded his father as president of the Grand River Railway in 1918 and later also served as the company's secretary-treasurer. The railway was an electric rail line which originated as the Galt, Preston and Hespeler Street Railway founded by Mr. Todd's grandfather Thomas Todd. Martin Milne Todd was the third generation of his family to serve as president of the railway, following his grandfather and his father in that position. Mr. Todd was associated with the Mutual Life Assurance Co. for thirty-five years heading the company's Galt agency from 1929 to 1963. He was also associated with the Gore Mutual Insurance Company for twenty-one years, serving on the company's board of directors from 1942 to 1963 and acting as the company's vice-president. He also served as president and director of the Galt Malleable Iron Co., as vice-president and secretary of Clare Bros. Ltd. of Preston and as vice-president of the Lake Erie and Northern Railway. Mr. Todd was a charter member and president of the Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club, a director of the South Waterloo Cancer Society and an active member of the board of the Freeport Sanatorium. He died on October 20, 1963 and is buried in Mount View Cemetery.

Sources:
1. "Biography, Martin N. Todd", Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 5, 1917.
2. E.N. Coutts "History of Freeport Sanatorium", Waterloo Historical Society Journal Vol. 31, 1943.
3. Roderick Cunningham Legacy of the Gore Cunningham Enterprises, Toronto, 1989.
4. "Died in 1963", Waterloo Historical Society Journal 51, 1963.
5. Obituary Galt Evening Reporter Monday October 21, 1963.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell]

Martin — Minnie Ethel Clare. Minnie (daughter of George Adam Clare, MP and Catherine Fink) was born 28 Oct 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Martin married Minnie Ethel Clare 11 Sep 1918, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Minnie died 15 Nov 1979; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Jack Todd
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-212473
• Residence: 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106158

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• Name: Marion Joan Champlin
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-106160

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CHAMPLIN, Marion Joan (Bazett) - Peacefully at home on Monday, September 10, 2012, at 89 years of age. Beloved wife of the late James Champlin (Flying Officer RCAF and Commander USN). Predeceased by her brother Edward Bazett and by her daughter-in-law Caroline. Beloved mother of Elizabeth (Michael Gray), Marion (Darrel Jensen), Edward (Linda Mahler), and Minota (Laurence Austin). Dear grandmother of Dagmar (Troy Restell) and Matthew Jensen (Laurence), Kit and Alex Champlin, and Robert, Laura and Mary Austin. Esteemed "GG" of Brooklyn and Colton Restell, and Marcus, Thomas and Arthur Jensen. Centre of our universe, lover of books, music and furry friends, she was always ready to listen and a source of undying love. Sincere thanks to Vlad for the ballet afternoons which she absolutely adored and to Elizabeth for her constant care and devotion. A private family funeral service was held in the Chapel of St. James- the-Less on Friday, September 14th. Flowers gratefully declined. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com

Marion — James Champlin. James died Bef 2012. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-439677

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-439678

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-438825

William — Betty Joan Shaw. Betty was born 11 Nov 1927; died 14 Feb 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]