Raymond Bonham Carter
Raymond Bonham Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Raymond Henry Bonham Carter 19 June 1929 Oxford, England |
| Died | 17 January 2004 (aged 74) London, England |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Years active | 1958–2004 |
| Spouse |
Elena Propper de Callejón
(m. 1958) |
| Children | 3, including Edward and Helena |
| Parent(s) | Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter Violet Asquith, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury |
| Family | Bonham Carter |
Raymond Henry Bonham Carter (19 June 1929 – 17 January 2004) was a British
banker and a member of the prominent Bonham Carter family
.
Early life
He was born in
Paddington, London,[1] to Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter (1880–1960), a politician and cricketer, and his wife, Lady Violet Asquith (1887–1969), a political activist who was created Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury in 1964. Her father was H. H. Asquith (1852–1928), who served as Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916 and became the 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
in 1925.
His elder siblings were Cressida Ridley,
Harvard.[3]
Career
At various times, he held senior posts with the
Department of Industry (1977–1979).[3]
Personal life, illness and death
In 1958, he married Elena Propper de Callejón,[2] daughter of Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón (1895–1972) and his Franco-Austrian Jewish wife, Hélène Fould-Springer. Together, they had three children:
- Edward Bonham Carter (born 24 May 1960), Vice Chairman of fund management group Jupiter Fund Management.
- Thomas Bonham Carter, who manages a corporate governance agency.
In 1979, he was diagnosed with a
quadriplegic and partially blind.[6]
Bonham Carter died on 17 January 2004.
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- ^ Independent.co.uk. 30 January 2004. Archived from the originalon 10 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Obituary in The Daily Telegraph". The Telegraph. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ "The 70th Academy Awards 1998". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards 2011". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Slater, Lydia (20 April 2016). "Helana Bonham Carter is our June Issue Cover Star". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
Further reading
- Jenni Frazer. "How Helena's grandfather was finally recognised as a true hero"[dead link] The Jewish Chronicle 8 February 2008, narrating how Eduardo Propper de Callejón was recognized as "Righteous Among Nations". Retrieved 28 February 2008. NB: Back issues of the Chronicle require a subscription or a per-day payment for access.
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