John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838)
John Bonham-Carter Sir George Staunton | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | John Carter 22 September 1788 |
| Died | 17 February 1838 (aged 49) |
| Spouse |
Joanna Maria Smith (m. 1816) |
| Relations | See Sir John Carter |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Bonham-Carter .
Early life
John was born on 22 September 1788 into the "
Mayor of Portsmouth
. His paternal grandfather was the merchant John Carter and his maternal grandfather was George Cuthbert of Portsmouth.
He was educated at Miss Whishaw and Mr. Forester's schools in Portsmouth followed by the Unitarian Academy in
In 1827, he changed his name to Bonham-Carter to inherit the estate of his cousin Thomas Bonham.[2][3]
Career
Bonham-Carter was a
Personal life and death
On 25 December 1816, he married Joanna Maria Smith (1792–1884), daughter of abolitionist
Benjamin was the father of Barbara Bodichon and Benjamin Leigh Smith. Together, John and Joanna were the parents of several children, including:[4]
- John Bonham-Carter (1817–1884), who married Mary Baring, daughter of Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook.
- Joanna Hilary Bonham Carter (1821–1865), who was an artist and friend of political journalist Harriet Martineau. Her portraits are held in the National Portrait Gallery.[5][6]
- Alfred Bonham Carter (1825–1910), who married Mary Henrietta Norman.
- Henry Bonham Carter (1827–1921), married Sibella Charlotte Norman
- Alice Bonham Carter (1828–1912)
- Hugh Bonham Carter (1832–1896), married Jane Margaret McDonald (d. 1911)
- Elinor Mary Bonham Carter (1837–1923), who married jurist Albert Venn Dicey, brother of author Edward Dicey and cousin of Sir Leslie Stephen (father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell) and Judge James Fitzjames Stephen.
Bonham-Carter died on 17 February 1838.[1]
Descendants
Through his son Henry, he was the grandfather of Sir
Violet, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury
.
See also
References
- ^ History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "No. 18345". The London Gazette. 20 March 1827. p. 666.
- ^ "The Bonham Carter family, Buriton Heritage Bank". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- The Peerage. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
- ^ Portrait Gallery, National. "Collection of Joanna Hilary Bonham-Carter (1821–1865)". London NPG UK. UK Government – NPG. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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