John Bonham-Carter (1817–1884)
John Bonham-Carter Sir James Buller East, Bt Bickham Escott | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | William Barrow Simonds Arthur Robert Naghten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Carter 13 October 1817 Petersfield, Hampshire |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouses | Laura Maria Nicholson
(m. 1848; died 1862)Mary Baring
(m. 1864) |
| Relations | See Bonham Carter family |
| Parent(s) | John Bonham-Carter Joanna Maria Smith |
| Alma mater | Clifton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
John Bonham-Carter
politician.Early life
Jack Bonham-Carter was the son of Joanna Maria Smith (1792–1884) and the
His paternal grandparents were Dorothy (
He was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]
Career
From 1847 to 1874, he was a Liberal MP for
He was a member of the
From 1873 to 1884, he was a fellow of Winchester College.[1]
Personal life
In 1848, Bonham-Carter was married to his cousin Laura Maria Nicholson (c. 1825–1862). Laura was the daughter of barrister
- Amy Laura Bonham-Carter (c. 1849–1859), who died young.[2]
- Iona Mary Bonham-Carter (b. c. 1850), who married Philip Edward Tillard (1836–1913).[2]
- John Bonham-Carter III of Buriton (1852–1905), who married Mary Withers.[2]
- Francis Bonham-Carter (1853–1878), who died unmarried in West Bengal, India.[2]
- Edith Joanna Bonham-Carter (1855–1899).[2]
- Lothian Bonham-Carter (1858–1927), who married Emily Maud Sumner and played first-class cricket for Hampshire.[2]
- Alice Laura Bonham-Carter (1860–1928), who married Brigadier-General Anthony Abdy.[2]
After the death of his first wife in 1862, he remarried to the Hon. Mary Baring (c. 1828–1906) on 21 April 1864. Mary was the daughter of Francis Baring, 1st Baron Northbrook and the former Jane Grey (daughter of Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet). Mary was the granddaughter of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet and sister of Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook of the Barings Bank family.[7] Together, they were the parents of:
- Mary Grey Bonham-Carter (c. 1867–1917)
- Arthur Thomas Bonham-Carter (1869-1916) served as a magistrate in the Transvaal from 1902 until 1905 when he was transferred to Mombasa. In 1906 he was appointed a Judge in the East African Protectorate. On the outbreak of war in 1914 he returned to the Hampshire Regiment, with whom he had served in the 1899-1901 South African War. He was killed on 1 July 1916 during the Somme offensive whilst leading an attack on the woods near Beaumont Hamel. There are no details of his death recorded in the regimental war diary for that day because all the officers of the 1st Battalion The Hampshire Regiment were either killed or injured.
- Amy Laura Bonham-Carter.
He died in
See also
References
- ^ a b c College, Winchester (1907). Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780889203877. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ISBN 9780889207042. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Carter or Bonham-Carter, John (CRTR836J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
- ^ "Photographs of the children of John (Jack) Bonham Carter". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Northbrook, Baron (UK, 1866)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk. Heraldic Media Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Boase, F., Modern English biography, 6 vols, 1892–1921.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Bonham-Carter
- John Bonham-Carter at Find a Grave
- Scrapbook kept by John Bonham Carter II of Adhurst St Mary (1817–1884), MP for Winchester, 1847-74 at The National Archives.
