George Taylor Richardson (September 14, 1886 – February 9, 1916)[1] was a Canadian ice hockey player, businessman and soldier.
Richardson played hockey for Queen's University and the 14th Regiment of Kingston, and was considered one of the finest amateurs of his time.
The 1908 team won the Ontario Hockey Association title, and the J. Ross Robertson Cup, as Richardson scored seven goals in one game against Stratford.
[2] After graduating from Queen's Richardson had joined a local militia unit, and rose to become a Lieutenant with The Princess of Wales' Own Regiment.
When the First World War was declared, he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force on September 22, 1914, at CFB Valcartier.
[12] He bequeathed $15,000 to Queen's University for art and athletics, $5,000 for bathing facilities in Kingston, $30,000 to city charities, and $30,000 form a trust fund for the education of the children of the married men in his company, that were disabled or killed in battle.
[13] The George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund was established to provide grants for the stimulation of the arts at Queen's University.