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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                =Albert E. Todd
| image               = 
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| office              = [[List of mayors of Victoria, British Columbia|Mayor]] of [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
| term_start          = 1917
| term_end            = 1919
| predecessor         =Alexander Stewart
| successor           =Robert J. Porter
|birth_date={{birth date|1878|8|5}}
|birth_place=[[Victoria, British Columbia]]
|death_date={{death date and age|1928|10|26|1878|8|5}}
|death_place=[[Seattle, Washington]]
}} 
'''Albert E. Todd''' (August 5, 1878 – October 26, 1928) served as [[List of mayors of Victoria, British Columbia|mayor]] of [[Victoria, British Columbia]] [[Canada]] from 1917 to 1919.  He was seen as a [[visionary]] whose impact was felt both during his term and after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoria.ca/archives/archives_prvrec_111-120.shtml |title=City of Victoria - Private Records 111-120 |publisher=Victoria.ca |date=1902-01-11 |accessdate=2012-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211083152/http://www.victoria.ca/archives/archives_prvrec_111-120.shtml |archivedate=2007-12-11 }}</ref> He was born to Jacob Hunter Todd and Rosanna Wigley in 1878.<ref>{{cite DCB |first=Jamie |last=Morton |volume=15 |title=Todd, Albert Edward |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/todd_albert_edward_15E.html}}</ref>

One of the first licensed drivers in the city, he was keen on promoting the city as a [[tourist]] destination and making it easier to get around town.

During his time in office he envisioned a crossing over the harbour to the west side (which later became the [[Johnson Street Bridge]]), saw through the installation of the now iconic cluster of street lights around the downtown area and promoted the [[Malahat, British Columbia|Malahat Drive]]. He died at the age of 50 in 1928.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP3F-DGP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122429/https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SP3F-DGP |archive-date=2016-03-04 |title=Tree Details — FamilySearch.org}}</ref>

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{{Mayors of Victoria, British Columbia}}

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