John Goodwin (British Army officer)

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 Queensland from 1927 to 1932.

This article is about the Governor of Queensland. For the Governor of Arizona Territory, see John Noble Goodwin.

Lieutenant General Sir
John Goodwin
KCB, KCMG, DSO
14th Governor of Queensland
In office
13 July 1927 – 7 April 1932
MonarchGeorge V
PremierWilliam McCormack
Arthur Edward Moore
Preceded bySir Matthew Nathan
Succeeded bySir Leslie Orme Wilson
Personal details
Born(1871-05-24)24 May 1871
Kandy, Ceylon
Died29 September 1960(1960-09-29) (aged 89)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
SpouseLilian Isabel Ronaldson
ProfessionMilitary doctor
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1893–1923
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Army Medical Corps
CommandsDirector General Army Medical Services (1918–23)
Battles/warsNorth-West Frontier
First World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches (3)
Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)

Early life and military career

Goodwin was born on 24 May 1871 in Kandy, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to a British Army surgeon father and an Australian mother. He was educated in England at Newton College, Devon, and undertook medical training at St Mary's Hospital, London where he graduated with a Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons and Royal College of Physicians 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.

Wilson was a freemason. During his term as governor, he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Queensland.[2]

References
  1. Paul D. Wilson, Goodwin, Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman (1871–1960), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, pp 49–50.
  2. "KentHenderson". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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