1. Maurice Bonham-Carter played cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club in the early 20th century.
12 Facts About Maurice Bonham-Carter
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Maurice Bonham-Carter was the eleventh child born to Sibella Charlotte and Henry Bonham-Carter.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter's brothers included General Sir Charles Bonham-Carter, Governor of the Crown Colony of Malta from 1936 to 1940 and the lawyer Sir Edgar Bonham-Carter.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for Oxford University Cricket Club, playing thirteen times for the side in first-class cricket matches between 1901 and 1902.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter played one first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1902.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1909.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter travelled around the country with Asquith at the start of World War I and accompanied the Prime Minister when he visited the frontline at Ypres in 1915.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter visited Italy and, following the Easter Rising, Ireland with Asquith in 1916.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter held a number of business directorships with companies including: Aero Engine Ltd, Alpha Cement Ltd, Earls Court Ltd, Blackburn and General Aircraft, Hanworth Securities Ltd, Scophony Ltd, Power Jets Ltd and was a partner with merchant bankers OT.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1916 in Asquith's resignation honours and in the 1917 Birthday Honours was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.
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Maurice Bonham-Carter died in 1960 aged 79 and is buried in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Mells in Somerset.