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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

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

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

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from 1831 to 1845. He was educated at the

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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. 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 Frederic ...

(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 Frederick People educated at Charterhouse School Zurich University of the Arts alumni