| Sir William Howley Goodenough | |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1833 |
| Death Date: | 24 October 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Wells, Mendip District, Somerset, England |
| Death Place: | Erinville, Rondebosch, Western Cape |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Rank: | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles: | Indian Rebellion Anglo-Egyptian War |
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Lieutenant-General Sir William Howley Goodenough (4 April 1833 – 24 October 1898) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding North-West District.
Born the son of Edmund Goodenough, Head Master of Westminster School,[1] Goodenough was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 20 June 1849.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 April 1851, to captain on 1 January 1856 and to major on 20 July 1858.[3] He fought and was wounded at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion.[1] Promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 March 1869, he became military attaché in Vienna in 1871.[1]
He commanded the artillery during the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.[4] He went on to be Inspector-General of Royal Artillery in August 1886, General Officer Commanding North-West District in July 1889 and General Officer Commanding, Chatham District in April 1890.[5] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope in December 1894, in which capacity he briefly acted as Governor of Cape Colony in 1897, before retiring in October 1898.[5]