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 Goodenough, who had been chairman of Barclays Bank from 1917 to 1934. He was educated at Wellington College and the University of Oxford (Christ Church).

Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet

Career

Goodenough served as the Chairman of Barclays Bank from 1947 to 1951.

Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet

Death and legacy

Goodenough died in 1951. He was succeeded to the title by his son, Sir Richard Edmund Goodenough, 2nd Baronet (1925–1996).

Sir William Goodenough, 1st Baronet

References

1899 births

1951 deaths

People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire

Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford

Barclays people

British chairpersons of corporations

Chairmen of Barclays

Deputy Lieutenants of Oxfordshire

Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

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