Education
George Francis Bonham was educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford.
George Francis Bonham was educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford.
He succeeded to the baronetcy at the age of 16 on the death of his father, the 1st baronet. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1869 and served at the embassies in Street St. Petersburg, Vienna, Rome, Lisbon, Madrid, Paris and The Hague. He was Secretary of the Embassy at Madrid 1893-1897 and at Rome 1897–1900.
He was Minister to Serbia 1900-1903 and Minister to the Swiss Confederation 1905-1909.