Webster B. Todd
Republican party leader in New Jersey
Webster Bray Todd (August 27, 1899 – February 8, 1989) was an American businessman, a Republican Party leader in New Jersey, and the father of New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman.
Early life
Todd was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Alice Peck (née Bray) and John Reynard Todd (c. 1868–1945), a lawyer who served as president of the Todd, Robertson, Todd Construction and Engineering firm and was a New Jersey delegate to the 1928, 1932, and 1940 Republican National Conventions. His paternal grandparents were the Rev. James Doeg Todd, a Presbyterian minister, and Susan Webster Todd.
He later moved with his parents to Summit, New Jersey. He attended Choate Rosemary Hall, Princeton University (Class of 1922), and Fordham University School of Law.
Career
In 1923, he became a partner in the Todd, Robertson, Todd Engineering Corporation, along with his father and his brother, James Todd. The firm was responsible for two projects initiated by the Rockefeller family: the reconstruction of Colonial Williamsburg and the construction of Rockefeller Center. In 1928 he formed his own architectural-engineering firm, Todd & Brown Inc, with Joseph O. Brown. He also served as director of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
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