John Goodwin (British Army officer)

Sir John Goodwin
KCB, KCMG, DSO
14th Governor of Queensland
In office
13 July 1927 – 7 April 1932
Monarch King George V
Preceded by Sir Matthew Nathan
Succeeded by Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
Personal details
Born 24 May 1871(1871-05-24)
Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Died 29 September 1960(1960-09-29) (aged 89)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Lilian Isabel Ronaldson
Profession Military doctor

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin KCB, KCMG, DSO (24 May 1871 – 29 September 1960), known as Sir John Goodwin, was a British soldier and medical practitioner, who served as the Governor of the Australian state of Queensland between 1927 and 1932.

Goodwin was born in 1871 in Kandy, Ceylon to a British Army surgeon father and an Australian mother. He was educated in England at Newton College, Devon, and undetook medical training at St Mary's Hospital, London where he graduated with a Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (M.R.C.S.) and Royal College of Physicians (L.R.C.P.) in 1891.[1]

Commissioned a lieutenant in the British Army Medical Department, Goodwin was stationed in India where he saw active service on the North-West Frontier from 1897 to 1898 and was awarded to the Distinguished Service Order.[1]

Governor of Queensland

Goodwin served as Governor of Queensland from 13 July 1927 to 7 April 1932.

References

  1. ^ a b Paul D. Wilson, Goodwin, Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman (1871 - 1960), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 49-50.
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Matthew Nathan
Governor of Queensland
1927–1932
Succeeded by
Sir Leslie Orme Wilson