Judge Todd First to Rule Against Reds
Retired Superior Judge Hugh C. Todd, who died today always was proud of having been the first judge to rule that the Communist Party in the United States believes in the overthrow of the federal government by force.
In the 1938 decision, the party had sued the City of Seattle because it was refused use of the Civic Auditorium.
In his Washington State College annual, years before the 1917 Soviet Revolution, Judge Todd also warned of the Communist menace to the world. He remained an outspoken critic of Communism and the Soviet Union through the years.
Judge Todd ended a varied career in politics and on the bench when he retired December 31, 1959, after 25 years as a King County Superior Court Judge.
Judge Todd suffered a stroke at his home, 1508 35th Av. S., February 19.
Judge Todd also developed pneumonia shortly before his death.
A lifelong Democrat, Judge Todd was a former state representative. He was a Democratic candidate for governor in 1911 and managed the election campaigns of two former governors, Ernest Lister and Clarence D. Martin.
Born in Cheney, Spokane County, Judge Todd served as county clerk of Whitman County from 1907 to 1909. He was graduated from Washington State College and from Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Judge Todd began his law practice here in 1911.
Long an avid sports fan, Judge Todd for years as a regular spectator at University of Washington football and basketball games, Seattle Rainier baseball games, boxing matches and horse races.
Judge Todd was a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the 101 Club and the Washington Athletic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, William, Seattle, and Jack Todd, Colfax, Whitman County; a step-son, Ray Law, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Robert E. Gay, Prosser; Mrs. O.K. Devin, Seattle, and Mrs. L.G. Wiggins, Altadenaa, Calif., and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the Bonney-Watson Co.
(The Seattle Daily Times, March 2, 1961, Page 23)
Burial Date: March 4, 1961
Retired Superior Judge Hugh C. Todd, who died today always was proud of having been the first judge to rule that the Communist Party in the United States believes in the overthrow of the federal government by force.
In the 1938 decision, the party had sued the City of Seattle because it was refused use of the Civic Auditorium.
In his Washington State College annual, years before the 1917 Soviet Revolution, Judge Todd also warned of the Communist menace to the world. He remained an outspoken critic of Communism and the Soviet Union through the years.
Judge Todd ended a varied career in politics and on the bench when he retired December 31, 1959, after 25 years as a King County Superior Court Judge.
Judge Todd suffered a stroke at his home, 1508 35th Av. S., February 19.
Judge Todd also developed pneumonia shortly before his death.
A lifelong Democrat, Judge Todd was a former state representative. He was a Democratic candidate for governor in 1911 and managed the election campaigns of two former governors, Ernest Lister and Clarence D. Martin.
Born in Cheney, Spokane County, Judge Todd served as county clerk of Whitman County from 1907 to 1909. He was graduated from Washington State College and from Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Judge Todd began his law practice here in 1911.
Long an avid sports fan, Judge Todd for years as a regular spectator at University of Washington football and basketball games, Seattle Rainier baseball games, boxing matches and horse races.
Judge Todd was a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the 101 Club and the Washington Athletic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, William, Seattle, and Jack Todd, Colfax, Whitman County; a step-son, Ray Law, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Robert E. Gay, Prosser; Mrs. O.K. Devin, Seattle, and Mrs. L.G. Wiggins, Altadenaa, Calif., and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the Bonney-Watson Co.
(The Seattle Daily Times, March 2, 1961, Page 23)
Burial Date: March 4, 1961
Judge Todd First to Rule Against Reds
Retired Superior Judge Hugh C. Todd, who died today always was proud of having been the first judge to rule that the Communist Party in the United States believes in the overthrow of the federal government by force.
In the 1938 decision, the party had sued the City of Seattle because it was refused use of the Civic Auditorium.
In his Washington State College annual, years before the 1917 Soviet Revolution, Judge Todd also warned of the Communist menace to the world. He remained an outspoken critic of Communism and the Soviet Union through the years.
Judge Todd ended a varied career in politics and on the bench when he retired December 31, 1959, after 25 years as a King County Superior Court Judge.
Judge Todd suffered a stroke at his home, 1508 35th Av. S., February 19.
Judge Todd also developed pneumonia shortly before his death.
A lifelong Democrat, Judge Todd was a former state representative. He was a Democratic candidate for governor in 1911 and managed the election campaigns of two former governors, Ernest Lister and Clarence D. Martin.
Born in Cheney, Spokane County, Judge Todd served as county clerk of Whitman County from 1907 to 1909. He was graduated from Washington State College and from Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Judge Todd began his law practice here in 1911.
Long an avid sports fan, Judge Todd for years as a regular spectator at University of Washington football and basketball games, Seattle Rainier baseball games, boxing matches and horse races.
Judge Todd was a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the 101 Club and the Washington Athletic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, William, Seattle, and Jack Todd, Colfax, Whitman County; a step-son, Ray Law, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Robert E. Gay, Prosser; Mrs. O.K. Devin, Seattle, and Mrs. L.G. Wiggins, Altadenaa, Calif., and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the Bonney-Watson Co.
(The Seattle Daily Times, March 2, 1961, Page 23)
Burial Date: March 4, 1961
Retired Superior Judge Hugh C. Todd, who died today always was proud of having been the first judge to rule that the Communist Party in the United States believes in the overthrow of the federal government by force.
In the 1938 decision, the party had sued the City of Seattle because it was refused use of the Civic Auditorium.
In his Washington State College annual, years before the 1917 Soviet Revolution, Judge Todd also warned of the Communist menace to the world. He remained an outspoken critic of Communism and the Soviet Union through the years.
Judge Todd ended a varied career in politics and on the bench when he retired December 31, 1959, after 25 years as a King County Superior Court Judge.
Judge Todd suffered a stroke at his home, 1508 35th Av. S., February 19.
Judge Todd also developed pneumonia shortly before his death.
A lifelong Democrat, Judge Todd was a former state representative. He was a Democratic candidate for governor in 1911 and managed the election campaigns of two former governors, Ernest Lister and Clarence D. Martin.
Born in Cheney, Spokane County, Judge Todd served as county clerk of Whitman County from 1907 to 1909. He was graduated from Washington State College and from Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Judge Todd began his law practice here in 1911.
Long an avid sports fan, Judge Todd for years as a regular spectator at University of Washington football and basketball games, Seattle Rainier baseball games, boxing matches and horse races.
Judge Todd was a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the 101 Club and the Washington Athletic Club.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, William, Seattle, and Jack Todd, Colfax, Whitman County; a step-son, Ray Law, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Robert E. Gay, Prosser; Mrs. O.K. Devin, Seattle, and Mrs. L.G. Wiggins, Altadenaa, Calif., and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are being made by the Bonney-Watson Co.
(The Seattle Daily Times, March 2, 1961, Page 23)
Burial Date: March 4, 1961
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