John Goodwin (British Army officer)


Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin , 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 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.
Wilson was a freemason. During his term as governor, he was also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Queensland.