Stuart Goodwin

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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. He was head of the . 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. There is a sports centre in Sheffield named after him, as was the Goodwin Fountain on Fargate in the same city. rdf:langString
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rdf:langString 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. He was head of the . 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. There is a sports centre in Sheffield named after him, as was the Goodwin Fountain on Fargate in the same city. 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. Goodwin was President of Lindrick from 1958 to 1960.
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