William Howley Goodenough

Born the son of Edmund Goodenough, Head Master of Westminster School,^[1] Goodenough was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 20 June 1849.^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1851, to captain on 1 January 1856 and to major on 20 July 1858.^[3] He fought and was wounded at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion.^[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 March 1869, he became military attaché in Vienna in 1871.^[1]

He commanded the artillery during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.^[4] He went on to be Inspector-General of Royal Artillery in August 1886, General Officer Commanding North-West District in July 1889 and General Officer Commanding, Chatham District in April 1890.^[5] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in December 1894, in which capacity he briefly acted as Governor of Cape Colony in 1897, before retiring in October 1898.^[5]