Maurice Bonham-Carter
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
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In office 1910–1916 | |
Prime Minister | H. H. Asquith |
Personal details | |
Born | Kensington, London, England | 11 October 1880
Died | 7 June 1960 | (aged 79)
Resting place | St Andrew's Church, Mells |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | |
Relations | Bonham Carter family |
Children | |
Alma mater | |
Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter
Early life
Bonham-Carter, who was widely known by the nickname "Bongie,"
He was educated at
Career
He was called to the
He became a leading figure in the British Liberal Party and was a "keen supporter of new ideas and imaginative personalities."[2] He was a partner in a firm of stockbrokers.[7] He also held a number of business directorships with companies including: Aero Engine Ltd, Alpha Cement Ltd, Earls Court Ltd, Blackburn and General Aircraft, Hanworth Securities Ltd, Scophony Ltd, Power Jets Ltd[10] and was a partner with merchant bankers O.T. Falk and Partners, and stockbrokers Buckmaster & Moore.[11]
Honours
Bonham-Carter was made
Personal life
On 30 November 1915, he was married to Violet Asquith, daughter of then-British prime minister H. H. Asquith. As she was later made a life peeress, he and his wife were one of the few couples both of whom held titles in their own right. Together, they had four children:[2]
- The Honourable (Helen Laura) Cressida Bonham-Carter (1917–1998), who married Jasper Ridley.
- The Honourable Laura Miranda Bonham Carter (1918–1994), who married Jo Grimond.
- Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham Carter of Yarnbury(1922–1994)
- The Honourable Raymond Henry Bonham-Carter (1929–2004)
He died in 1960 aged 79 and is buried in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Mells in Somerset.
Descendants
Through his eldest daughter Cressida, he was a grandfather to Sir
See also
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ a b c d "Sir Maurice Bonham Carter – Private Secretary to H. H. Asquith". The Times. 8 June 1960. p. 15.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- The Times of Malta, 18 April 2004. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ a b Bonham-Carter, Sir Maurice, Obituaries in 1960. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1961. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ a b c d Maurice Bonham-Carter, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ a b c Lewis P (2014) For Kent and Country, p.96. Brighton: Reveille Press.
- ^ British Library MS61931
- ^ THE LONDON GAZETTE, 2 APRIL, 1926
- ^ "Five New Peers. List of Resignation Honours". The Times. 22 December 1916. p. 8.