TODD, WILLIAM (1842-1912) was born at Bishop Briggs, near Glasgow. In 1842 he accompanied his parents to Australia in the Sophia Purbidge. He was employed for some time on the Bendigo goldfields as a storekeeper. In 1863 he came to Invercargill and established himself as an auctioneer. About 1868 he moved to the West Coast to carry on the same business in Hokitika. He was a member of the Westland land board; was for two years mayor of Hokitika (1872-74), and represented the town in the Provincial Council (1874-75), being provincial treasurer and a member of the executive. About 1878 he returned to Invercargill and established the auctioneering firm of William Todd and Co. Todd died on 28 Dec 1912.

Cycl. NZ. iv, v; Harrop, Westland; Southland Times, 30 Dec 1912.

Reference: Volume 2, page 197

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