Commodore James Graham Goodenough by Count Gleichen,1877

Commodore James Graham Goodenough (3 December 1830 – 20 August 1875) was an officer in the

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who went on to become

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Early life and family

He was born at Stoke Hill near

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, the son 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

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, and Frances Cockerell. His paternal grandfather was

Samuel Goodenough Samuel Goodenough ( – 12 August 1827) was the Bishop of Carlisle from 1808 until his death in 1827, and an amateur botanist and collector. He is honoured in the scientific names of the plant genus ''Goodenia'' and the red-capped robin (''Petro ...

, Bishop of Carlisle, and his godfather was Sir James Graham, after whom he was named. He was educated at

Westminster School (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

. Wikisource:Goodenough, James Graham (DNB00) In 1864 he married Victoria Hamilton; they had two sons, including Admiral Sir William Edmund Goodenough.

Naval career

At 14 years of age Goodenough joined the

. He firstly (1844–1848) served on HMS ''Collingwood'' under Captain

Robert Smart Admiral Sir Robert Smart, KCB, KH (September 1796 – 10 September 1874) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet. Naval career Smart joined the Royal Navy and was promoted to lieutenant in 1820. Pro ...

in the Pacific fleet of Admiral Sir

George Francis Seymour Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Francis Seymour, (17 September 1787 – 20 January 1870) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, Seymour commanded the third-rate under Admiral Sir John ...

. He then joined HMS ''Cyclops'' off coast of Africa, before returning to England late in 1849 to sit his lieutenant's exam. He went on to serve in the

Second Opium War The Second Opium War (), also known as the Second Anglo-Sino War, the Second China War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a colonial war lasting from 1856 to 1860, which pitted the British Empire and the French Emp ...

being present at the capture of Canton in 1857. Promoted to

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in 1863, he was given command of HMS ''Victoria'' and then HMS ''Minotaur''. He served as

, from 1873. He died of

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aboard HMS ''Pearl'' off the coast of

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, resulting from wounds inflicted from poisoned arrows in an attack by natives of the

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. He is buried in St Thomas's Church in North Sydney. Some sources state his burial location at St Leonards Cemetery in north Sydney.

Memorials

A stained glass window, ''Adoration of the Lamb'', in St Thomas's Church in North Sydney, is dedicated in his memory and a bust, sculptured by Count Gleichen, was placed in the Painted Hall of Greenwich Hospital. A memorial was also constructed in North Sydney (St Thomas's Church?). The church of the Holy Cross, Cromer Street, King's Cross, London was built in his memory in 1888. The church bell is the ship's bell from

HMS Pearl HMS ''Pearl'' may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: *, a fifth rate of 42 guns launched in 1708; a detachment of its crew under Lieutenant Robert Maynard killed Blackbeard in 1718; broken up in 1722 *, a fourth rate of 42 guns launch ...

, his flagship

References

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