Stuart Goodwin

Sir Stuart Coldwell Goodwin (19 April 1886 – 6 June 1969) was a Sheffield steel industrialist and philanthropist who gave away over £500,000 to charities.[1] He was head of the Neepsend Steel and Tool Corporation. He was knighted in the 1953 Coronation Honours list and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1955. There is a sports centre in Sheffield named after him, as was the Goodwin Fountain on Fargate in the same city.[2]

In the 1950s he sponsored a number of golf tournaments including the 1957 Ryder Cup.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary". The Times. 7 June 1969. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "The Peace Gardens". Sheffield City Council. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ryder Cup match of Yorkshire course - £10,000 offer accepted". The Times. 7 March 1956. p. 16.
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