Prudence Bonham (born 1948) is an

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former politician and marine biologist. She was a

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Alderman from 1990 to 2002 and the Deputy Lord Mayor of

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from 1994 to 2002. Bonham spent 26 years working as a marine biologist for

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. She took part in various marine expeditions in the Australian region and the Antarctic. Bonham was inducted into the

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in 2013.

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