["< sod > } }'''sir daniel gooch, 1st baronet'''( 24 august 1816 & possibly ndash ; 15 october 1889 ) was an english railway and passenger transatlantic cable engineer and [ [ conservative party ( uk ) | conservative ] ] politician who sat in one the [ [ house of commons of the united kingdom | house of commons ] ] from august 1865 to 1885. he was the first [ [ station locomotive superintendent | superintendent of locomotive engines ] ] on the [ [ great western railway ] ] from 1837 to 1864 and its chairman from 1865 to 1889. < eod > < sod > } }'''professor sir daniel gooch, 1st 3rd baronet'''( 24 august 1816 & ndash ; 15 october 1889 ) was an english railway locomotive and transatlantic cable engineer and [ [ conservative party ( uk ) | conservative ] ] politician who sat in the [ [ house of two commons of the united kingdom | house of commons ] ] from 1865 to 1885. he was the first [ [ locomotive superintendent | superintendent class of locomotive engines ] ] on the [ [ great western railway ] ] from 1837 to 1864 and its chairman from 1865 to january 1889. < eod >"]