Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ion of the offices wasretained as Secretary of the Houston & Texas Cen-tral Railway Company, the most important railwaycompany in Texas. Severing his connection withthe Central road in 1884, within less than a monthhe was called upon to wind up the estate, amount-ing to about half a million of dollars, of ColonelW. J. Hutchins, a trust which he efficiently dischargedin less than three years. In 1SS5 he was appointe
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ion of the offices wasretained as Secretary of the Houston & Texas Cen-tral Railway Company, the most important railwaycompany in Texas. Severing his connection withthe Central road in 1884, within less than a monthhe was called upon to wind up the estate, amount-ing to about half a million of dollars, of ColonelW. J. Hutchins, a trust which he efficiently dischargedin less than three years. In 1SS5 he was appointed, by the Court, iMaster in Chancery of ihe HoustonEast & West Texas Railway Company, whicli hadjust been placed in the hands of a receiver. In1S90 he was appointed City Secretary of Houston,a position which he retained for six years. official career, except as City Secre-tary, was confined to a single term in the StaleLegislature in 1863. In early manhood he con-nected himself with the Masonic and Odd Fellowsfraternities and after passing through subordinatepositions, was made Grand Master of Odd Fellowsin 1S66, (irand Commander of Knights Templars in. A. S. RICHARDSON 1871, and in 1890 Grand Master of Masons ofTexas. For nearly half a century Mr. Richardsonwas a vestryman in the Protestant EpiscopalChurch, more than forty years of that time being inChrist Church, Houston. He was also almost con-tinuously a member of the Diocesan Council, fortwenty years a member of the Standing Committee,and for twelve years Chancellor of the Diocese,each of which positions, however, he resigned in1898 because of ill health, his death occurringOctober 30 in the following year. For nearly ascore of years he was a deputy to the General Con-vention of the church, including the sessions inwhich the Prayer liook was revised. Among otherpositions he held was that of Trustee of the William i6 UNIVERSITIES ANT) THEIR SONS M. Rice Institute, having been so named by in its organi
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