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Sir John Goodwin
KCB, KCMG, DSO, KStJ
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14th Governor of Queensland
In office
13 July 1927 – 7 April 1932
Monarch George V
Premier William McCormack
Arthur Edward Moore
Preceded by Sir Matthew Nathan
Succeeded by Sir Leslie Orme Wilson
Personal details
Born (1871-05-24)24 May 1871
Kandy, Ceylon
Died 29 September 1960(1960-09-29) (aged 89)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality British
Spouse Lilian Isabel Ronaldson
Profession Military doctor
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service 1893–1923
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit Royal Army Medical Corps
Commands Director General Army Medical Services (1918–23)
Battles/wars North-West Frontier
First World War
Awards Knight 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)

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin KCB, KCMG, DSO, KStJ (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.

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.

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.

Governor of Queensland

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

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