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Frederick Craufurd Goodenough (28 July 18661 September 1934), was a British banker. He was the chairman of

Barclays Bank Barclays () is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces ...

from 1917 to 1934.

Early life

Frederick Craufurd Goodenough was born in

Calcutta Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...

, India in 1866 as Frederick Crawford Goodenough. He was the son of an

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

merchant Frederick Addington Goodenough and Mary Lambert. He was the grandson of

Edmund Goodenough Edmund Goodenough (1786–1845) was an English churchman, dean of Wells from 1831. Life Goodenough was the youngest son of Samuel Goodenough, bishop of Carlisle, by his wife, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Dr. James Ford, physician extraordinary ...

Dean of Wells The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter of Wells Cathedral in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells. List of deans High Medieval *1140–1164: Ivo *1164–1189: Ric ...

from 1831 to 1845. He was educated at the

Charterhouse School (God having given, I gave) , established = , closed = , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , president ...

and Zurich University.

Career

Goodenough was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1917 to 1934.

Death and legacy

Goodenough died in London in 1934. He was a founder of

Goodenough College Goodenough College is a postgraduate residence and educational trust in Mecklenburgh Square in Bloomsbury, central London, England. Other names under which the college has been known are London House, William Goodenough House, and the London Go ...

. His son,

Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet Sir William Macnamara Goodenough, 1st Baronet DL (10 March 189923 May 1951) was a British banker. He served as the Chairman of Barclays Bank from 1947 to 1951. Early life William Macnamara Goodenough was born in 1899. He was the son of Frederick ...

(1899-1951) was chairman of Barclays Bank from 1947 to 1951.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodenough, Frederick Craufurd 1866 births 1934 deaths Barclays people British chairpersons of corporations Chairmen of Barclays

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People educated at Charterhouse School Zurich University of the Arts alumni