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Henry Westman Richardson (July 21, 1855 - October 27, 1918) was a Canadian businessman and Senator. He was the head of J. Richardson and Sons Limited, a commodities firm based in Kingston, Ontario that was founded by his father which handled virtually all of Canada's grain exports to the United Kingdom during World War I. Richardson became president of the firm following the death of his brother, in 1906.〔"Sen. Richardson Dead", ''Toronto Daily Star'', October 28, 1918〕 He was president until his own death in 1918.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first1=Brian S. )〕 Richardson also sat on the boards of directors of several railway companies as well as Dominion Canneries.〔 He was a member of the Boards of Trade in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg.〔"Seven Senators Are Appointed", ''The Globe'', January 22, 1917〕 He was an Alderman in Kingston and President of the Board of Education. He was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 22 January 1917 and sat as a Conservative until his death a year later.〔(Parliamentary biography )〕 == Early life == Henry Westman (a misspelling of Wartman) Richardson was born the son of James A. Richardson and Susannah Wartman on 21 July 1855 in Kingston. He attended Kingston Collegiate Institute. On 14 April 1885, he married Alice Ford, daughter of R.G. Ford of Kingston. Together they had three daughters and three sons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henry Westman Richardson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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