Raymond Henry Bonham Carter (19 June 1929 – 17 January 2004) was a British

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and a member of the prominent

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Early life

He was born in

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, to Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter (1880–1960), a politician and

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er, and his wife, Lady Violet Asquith (1887–1969), a political activist who was created Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury in 1964. Her father was

H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, (12 September 1852 – 15 February 1928), generally known as H. H. Asquith, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom f ...

(1852–1928), who served as Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916 and became the 1st

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in 1925. His elder siblings were Cressida Ridley, Laura Grimond and

Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter Mark Raymond Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter (11 February 1922 – 4 September 1994) was an English publisher and politician. He was created a life peer in 1986. Early life He was the son of the Liberal activists Sir Maurice Bonham-Car ...

. He was educated at St. Ronan's School,

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and Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating in 1952. He then went to Harvard.

Career

At various times, he held senior posts with the Bank of England (1958–1963), the

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(1961–1963),

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(1963–1977), and the Department of Industry (1977–1979).

Marriage and children

In 1958, he married Elena Propper de Callejón, daughter of Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón (1895–1972) and his Franco-Austrian Jewish wife, Hélène Fould-Springer. Together, they had three children: *

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(born 24 May 1960), Vice Chairman of fund management group Jupiter Fund Management. *

Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...

(born 26 May 1966), a twice

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- nominated actress. *Thomas Bonham Carter, who manages a

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agency. In 1979, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which was removed by surgery, but left him

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and partially blind.

Early life

Career

Marriage and children

References

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