Maurice Bonham Carter
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Sir Maurice Bonham Carter KCB KCVO (11 October 1880- 7 June 1960) was an English Liberal politician and cricketer.
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[edit] Background
Bonham Carter was the second son of Henry Bonham Carter and Sibella Charlotte Norman. He was born in London and educated at Winchester College, a boys' independent school in the historic town of Winchester, Hampshire, and at the University of Oxford. He is buried in the churchyard at Mells in Somerset.
[edit] Cricketing career
He was a useful right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper for Kent and Oxford. He was awarded his blue in 1902. His highest score in first-class cricket was 86 for Oxford versus H.D.G. Leveson Gower's XI at the Parks in 1902.
[edit] Political career
He served as the Principal Private Secretary to the politician Herbert Henry Asquith and he became a leading figure in the British Liberal Party.
[edit] Family life
He married Violet Asquith on 30 November 1915 and they had four children :
- The Honourable (Helen Laura) Cressida Bonham Carter (22 April 1917-17 June 1997); married Jasper Ridley (one son: Sir Adam Ridley)
- The Honourable Laura Miranda Bonham Carter (born 13 October 1918); married Jo Grimond
- The Honourable Mark Raymond Bonham Carter (11 February 1922-4 September 1994)
- The Honourable Raymond Henry Bonham Carter (19 June 1929-17 January 2004)
