Esther Pauline Cox Todd (March 10, 1895–October 3, 1971) was an American composer,[1] music educator,[2] and organist.
[3][4] Todd was born in Colfax, Washington, to Horace Mann and Joie Lester Hamer Cox.
She married Wesley Sanford Todd on June 29, 1920, and they had one son, Horace.
[5] In 1921, Todd worked as the head of the Lewiston State Normal School music department.
[3] She later served as dean of the Oregon chapter of the American Guild of Organists and co-directed the Todd School of Music.