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, particularly in south Yorkshire and north Nottinghamshire.[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.

In 1962, he founded the Sir Stuart And Lady Florence Goodwin Charity. [2] There is a sports centre in Sheffield named after him, as was the Goodwin Fountain on Fargate in the same city.[3]

The Sir Stuart Goodwin room at Newark Showground is named after him. The Lady Goodwin Play Park in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, is named after Lady Florence.

In the 1950s he sponsored and financially supported a number of golf tournaments including the 1957 Ryder Cup and the 1960 Curtis Cup matches at Lindrick Golf Club.[4] Goodwin was President of Lindrick from 1958 to 1960.


References
  1. "Obituary". The Times. 7 June 1969. p. 10.
  2. "The Sir Stuart And Lady Florence Goodwin Charity". Charity Commission.
  3. "The Peace Gardens". Sheffield City Council. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. "Ryder Cup match of Yorkshire course - £10,000 offer accepted". The Times. 7 March 1956. p. 16.
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