John Viret Gooch

John Viret Gooch
Born(1812-06-29)29 June 1812
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Died8 June 1900(1900-06-08) (aged 87)
Known forlocomotive superintendent of LSWR

John Viret Gooch FRSA (29 June 1812 – 8 June 1900) was the locomotive superintendent of the London and South Western Railway from 1841 to 1850. Born at Bedlington, Northumberland, John Viret Gooch (elder brother of Daniel Gooch) was the second son of John and Anna (born Longridge).