Henry Westman Richardson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Westman Richardson

Canadian businessman and Senator

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1855

Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1918

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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.
He was president until his own death in 1918.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.
He was an Alderman in Kingston and President of the Board of Education.He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 22 January 1917 and sat as a Conservative until his death a year later.