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Raymond Bonham Carter

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Raymond Bonham Carter
Born
Raymond Henry Bonham Carter

(1929-06-19)19 June 1929
Oxford, England
Died17 January 2004(2004-01-17) (aged 74)
London, England
OccupationBanker
Years active1958–2004
Spouse
Elena Propper de Callejón
(m. 1958)
Children3, including Edward and Helena
Parent(s)Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter
Violet Asquith, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury
FamilyBonham Carter

Raymond Henry Bonham Carter (19 June 1929 – 17 January 2004) was a British banker and a member of the prominent Bonham Carter family.

Early life

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He was born in Paddington, London,[1] to Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter (1880–1960), a politician and cricketer, 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 (1852–1928), who served as Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916 and became the 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith in 1925.

His elder siblings were Cressida Ridley, Laura Grimond and Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter. He was educated at St. Ronan's School, Hawkhurst, Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford,[2] graduating in 1952. He then went to Harvard.[3]

Career

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At various times, he held senior posts with the Bank of England (1958–1963), the International Monetary Fund (1961–1963), Warburgs (1963–1977), and the Department of Industry (1977–1979).[3]

Personal life, illness and death

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In 1958, he married Elena Propper de Callejón,[2] daughter of Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón (1895–1972) and his Franco-Austrian Jewish wife, Hélène Fould-Springer. Together, they had three children:

In 1979, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which was removed by surgery, but left him quadriplegic and partially blind.[6]

Bonham Carter died on 17 January 2004.

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
  2. ^ a b "Obituary in The Independent". Independent.co.uk. 30 January 2004. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary in The Daily Telegraph". The Telegraph. 24 January 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  4. ^ "The 70th Academy Awards 1998". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards 2011". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. ^ Slater, Lydia (20 April 2016). "Helana Bonham Carter is our June Issue Cover Star". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

Further reading

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