Todd Andrews

Todd Andrews
Birth name	Christopher Stephen Andrews
Born	6 October 1901 Summerhill, Dublin
Died	11 October 1985 (aged 84) Dublin
Allegiance	Irish Republic
Service/branch	Irish Republican Army
Years of service	1919–1923
Wars	Irish War of Independence Irish Civil War
Other work	Public servant

Christopher Stephen "Todd" Andrews (6 October 1901 – 11 October 1985) was an Irish political activist and public servant. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War as a political and military activist in the Irish Republican movement. Todd Andrews never ran for election and was never a government minister. He was a supporter, though not a member, of Fianna Fáil.

Andrews was born in Summerhill, Dublin in 1901. He acquired the nickname "Todd" because of his perceived resemblance to an English comic strip hero Alonzo Todd, who appeared in The Magnet. Andrews briefly attended St. Enda's School and completed his secondary education at Synge Street CBS. Andrews went on to study Commerce at University College Dublin, and although his studies were interrupted by his participation in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War, he returned to the university and was awarded a degree in Commerce.

He joined the Irish Volunteers at the age of fifteen and had an active role in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence. He was arrested and imprisoned in 1920, however he was released after ten days on hunger strike. He was interned at the Curragh in 1921 but he escaped. Andrews took the Republican side during the Irish Civil War. He was interned by the government of the Irish Free State until 1924. He then continued with his studies and graduated with a Commerce degree.

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