The Goodenough Baronetcy, of Broadwell and

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in the

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, is a title in the

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. It was created on 19 January 1943 for

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, Chairman of

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and of the

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. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his father in 1996.

Goodenough baronets, of Broadwell and Filkins (1943)

* Sir William Macnamara Goodenough, 1st Baronet (1899–1951) *Sir Richard Edmund Goodenough, 2nd Baronet (1925–1996) *Sir William McLernon Goodenough, 3rd Baronet (born 1954) The heir apparent is the present holder's son Samuel William Hector Goodenough (born 1992).

References

*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. *{{Rayment-bt, date=March 2012 Goodenough Goodenough family 1943 establishments in the United Kingdom