Richard Goodson (c.1655 – 13 January 1718) was an English musician and composer, who held the post of Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford.
Richard Goodson, the son of an Oxford publican also called Richard, was a member of the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, firstly as a boy chorister from 1667 and then as one of the gentlemen of the choir from 1675 to 1681.
[1] At this time, Edward Lowe was the organist and master of the choristers at the cathedral and also Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford.
He had at least three children with his wife Mary, including a son called Richard, who succeeded his father in his professorship and Christ Church position.
[1] Goodson's choral music includes a setting of the canticles for Mattins in C major, found in the collections of Durham Cathedral.