Sid Williams Richardson (April 25, 1891 – September 30, 1959) was an American businessman and philanthropist known for his association with the city of Fort Worth.[1]
A native of Athens in east Texas, Richardson attended Baylor University and Simmons College from 1910 to 1912.[2] With borrowed money, he and a business partner, Clint Murchison Sr., amassed $1 million in the oil business in 1919–1920, but then watched their fortunes wane with the oil market, until business again boomed in 1933.
Richardson was president of Sid Richardson Gasoline Co. in Kermit, Sid Richardson Carbon Company in Odessa, and Sid W. Richardson, Inc., in Fort Worth, and was a partner in Fort Worth-based Richardson and Bass Oil Producers.[1]
He began ranching in the 1930s and developed a love of Western art, particularly that of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. He built one of the largest private collections of these artists' work, which opened to the public as the Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art in 1982. After a yearlong renovation, it reopened as the Sid Richardson Museum in 2006.
Richardson had already given numerous scholarships and gifts to local organizations when friend Amon G. Carter persuaded him to establish the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in 1947. The foundation awards grants to Texas organizations in the areas of education, health, human services, and cultural institutions; grants in the latter two categories are restricted to groups in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area. The foundation's Fort Worth headquarters shares a building with the Sid Richardson Museum.
Upon his death aged 68 in 1959, Richardson, a bachelor, bequeathed a large portion of his estate to his foundation, and left several million dollars to his nephew-partner, Perry Richardson Bass. Richardson named John B. Connally, the future Texas governor, as co-executor of the estate, a designation which provided Connally with steady income for years thereafter.[citation needed]
He also bought and donated land for the Sid Richardson Boy Scout Camp.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sid W Richardson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sid Williams Richardson April 25 1891 September 30 1959 was an American businessman and philanthropist known for his association with the city of Fort Worth 1 Sid W RichardsonBorn 1891 04 25 April 25 1891Athens Henderson County Texas U S DiedSeptember 30 1959 1959 09 30 aged 68 St Joseph s Island TexasResting placeAthens Texas 1 EducationBaylor University and Simmons CollegeOccupation s Businessman and philanthropistRelativesPerry Richardson Bass nephew Ed Bass great nephew Robert Bass great nephew Sid Bass great nephew Hyatt Bass great grandniece Contents 1 Life and career 2 Institutions named after Richardson 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editA native of Athens in east Texas Richardson attended Baylor University and Simmons College from 1910 to 1912 2 With borrowed money he and a business partner Clint Murchison Sr amassed 1 million in the oil business in 1919 1920 but then watched their fortunes wane with the oil market until business again boomed in 1933 Richardson was president of Sid Richardson Gasoline Co in Kermit Sid Richardson Carbon Company in Odessa and Sid W Richardson Inc in Fort Worth and was a partner in Fort Worth based Richardson and Bass Oil Producers 1 He began ranching in the 1930s and developed a love of Western art particularly that of Frederic Remington and Charles M Russell He built one of the largest private collections of these artists work which opened to the public as the Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art in 1982 After a yearlong renovation it reopened as the Sid Richardson Museum in 2006 Richardson had already given numerous scholarships and gifts to local organizations when friend Amon G Carter persuaded him to establish the Sid W Richardson Foundation in 1947 The foundation awards grants to Texas organizations in the areas of education health human services and cultural institutions grants in the latter two categories are restricted to groups in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex area The foundation s Fort Worth headquarters shares a building with the Sid Richardson Museum Upon his death aged 68 in 1959 Richardson a bachelor bequeathed a large portion of his estate to his foundation and left several million dollars to his nephew partner Perry Richardson Bass Richardson named John B Connally the future Texas governor as co executor of the estate a designation which provided Connally with steady income for years thereafter citation needed He also bought and donated land for the Sid Richardson Boy Scout Camp nbsp The Sid W Richardson Building on the campus of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Texas nbsp The Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth Texas Institutions named after Richardson editSid Richardson Auditorium of the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth Texas Sid Richardson Museum in Fort Worth housing Sid Richardson s extensive collection of Western Art featuring works by Remington and Russell Sid Richardson College one of eleven residential colleges at Rice University Houston Sid W Richardson Physical Sciences Building at Texas Christian University Fort Worth Sid Richardson Scout Ranch a Boy Scout camp on Lake Bridgeport near Decatur Sid Richardson Hall an academic building at the University of Texas Austin which houses the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs Eugene C Barker Texas History Collection the UT Center for American History and the Benson Latin American Collection Sid Richardson Building Baylor University Waco which houses the Paul L Foster Success Center and the Department of Mathematics Sid Richardson Recreation Center Austin College Sherman Sid Richardson Building Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth Sid W Richardson Visual Arts Center Fort Worth Country Day School completed in 2009 Sid Richardson Science Center Hardin Simmons University Abilene 2 Sid Richardson Hall A former residential hall at Howard Payne University Brownwood Sid Richardson Gallery Texas Southmost College Sid Richardson Gymnasium Fort Worth Country Day School Sid Richardson Tower Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth in the Fort Worth Hospital District Sid W Richardson Communications Center Trinity University San Antonio 3 References edit a b c Sid Richardson Spartacus Educational Retrieved November 22 2019 a b Sid W Richardson Hardin Simmons University Retrieved November 22 2019 Experiential Learning Trinity University trinity edu Retrieved April 27 2020 External links editSid Richardson Museum includes biography Sid W Richardson Foundation includes biography Archived June 15 2008 at the Wayback Machine Biography of Richardson from the Sid Richardson Museum Sid W Richardson Foundation from the Handbook of Texas Online Alan Peppard December 4 2014 Islands of the Oil Kings The Dallas Morning News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sid W Richardson amp oldid 1189444638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
