Sir George Bonham, 2nd Baronet (28 August 1847 – 31 July 1927), was a British diplomat, ambassador to Serbia and Switzerland.
Career
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 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.
Family
Bonham was succeeded by his son, Eric Henry Bonham (1875–1937). His eldest daughter Edith Florence Bonham married in March 1903 Evelyn Mountstuart Grant Duff, son of Sir Mountsuart Grant Duff.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byEdward Goschen | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Serbia 1900–1903 |
Succeeded byJames Beethom Whitehead |
| Preceded bySir Conyngham Greene | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation 1905–1909 |
Succeeded byHenry Bax-Ironside |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byGeorge Bonham | Baronet (of Malmesbury) 1863–1927 |
Succeeded byEric Henry Bonham |
References
- BONHAM, Sir George (Francis), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 28 May 2012
- The London Gazette, 28 July 1893
- The London Gazette, 13 August 1897
- The London Gazette, 25 May 1900
- The London Gazette, 12 January 1906
- "Marriages". The Times. No. 36103. London. 30 March 1900. p. 1.