Background
Bonham Carter was the eleventh son of Sibella Charlotte (née Norman) and Henry Bonham Carter. He was born in London and educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.
Bonham Carter was the eleventh son of Sibella Charlotte (née Norman) and Henry Bonham Carter. He was born in London and educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.
Balliol College; Winchester College.
He was called to the Bar at Lincoln"s Inn in 1909. 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.
Bonham Carter served as the Principal Private Secretary to the politician H. H. Asquith and he became a leading figure in the British Liberal Party. Bonham Carter is buried in the churchyard at Mells in Somerset.