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John Bonham-Carter (1817-1884)
John Bonham-Carter may refer to: *John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838), British politician and barrister, MP for Portsmouth *John Bonham-Carter (1817–1884), MP for Winchester, son of the above See also *Bonham-Carter The Bonham-Carter family is a British family that has included several prominent people active in various spheres in the United Kingdom. Antecedents The Bonham-Carter family are the descendants of John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838), who was the fir ... * John Bonham (1948–1980), English musician and songwriter, drummer for Led Zeppelin {{hndis, name=Bonham-Carter, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838)
John Bonham-Carter (22 September 1788 – 17 February 1838) was a British politician and barrister. Early life John was born on 22 September 1788 into the " Whig oligarchy which dominated the corporation of Portsmouth." He was the son of Dorothy Cuthbert Carter and Sir John Carter (1741–1808), who served as 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 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire in 1800, then at Higham Hill in Walthamstow, Essex in 1801. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1806. In 1827, he changed his name to Bonham-Carter to inherit the estate of his cousin Thomas Bonham. Career Bonham-Carter was a Justice of Peace and Deputy Lieutenant. He was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1829 and Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth from 1816 to 1838. Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bonham-Carter (1817–1884)
John Bonham-Carter DL JP (13 October 1817 – 26 November 1884) was an English Liberal politician. Early life Jack Bonham-Carter was the son of Joanna Maria Smith (1792–1884) and the Portsmouth Member of Parliament John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838). Among his siblings was the artist Hilary Bonham Carter, a friend of political journalist Harriet Martineau, and Elinor Mary Bonham Carter, the wife of prominent jurist Albert Venn Dicey. His paternal grandparents were Dorothy ( née Cuthbert) Carter and Sir John Carter, who served as Mayor of Portsmouth. His maternal grandfather was abolitionist William Smith and through his aunt Frances, he was a first cousin of Florence Nightingale. His maternal uncle was Whig politician Benjamin Smith, father of his first cousins Barbara Bodichon and Benjamin Leigh Smith. He was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career From 1847 to 1874, he was a Liberal MP for Winchester. He was briefly a Lord of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonham-Carter
The Bonham-Carter family is a British family that has included several prominent people active in various spheres in the United Kingdom. Antecedents The Bonham-Carter family are the descendants of John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838), who was the first to use the double-barrelled surname. He was the son of Sir John Carter (born before 20 December 1741 – 18 May 1808, sometime Mayor of Portsmouth, himself a son of John Carter, a merchant). He assumed the additional surname Bonham by Royal Licence when he inherited the estates of his cousin Thomas Bonham. Most of the Bonham-Carters have belonged to Unitarian churches. The first John Bonham-Carter was a British Member of Parliament and barrister. His wife Joanna Maria Smith was the daughter of William Smith, the abolitionist MP; her sister Frances was the mother of Florence Nightingale, and her brother Benjamin was the father of Barbara Bodichon and Benjamin Leigh Smith. John and Joanna had a daughter, (Joanna) Hilary Bonham-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |