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16-459: The Bonham-Carter family are the descendants of John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838) and Joanna Maria Smith (1791–1884). He was the son of Sir John Carter (born before 20 December 1741 – 18 May 1808, sometime Mayor of Portsmouth , himself a son of John Carter, a merchant). He assumed the additional surname Bonham by Royal Licence when he inherited the estates of his cousin Thomas Bonham. Most of

32-453: A dozen that are appointed, as the number of deputy lieutenants today correlates with the population of each respective county. Deputy lieutenants tend to be people who either have served the local community, or have a history of public service in other fields. Deputy lieutenants represent the lord-lieutenant in his or her absence, including at local ceremonies and official events, from opening exhibitions to inductions of vicars (as requested by

48-524: The Church of England ). They must live within their lieutenancy area, or within seven miles (11 km) of its boundary. Their appointments do not terminate with any change of lord-lieutenant, but they are legally required to retire at age 75. One of the serving deputy lieutenants is appointed to be vice lord-lieutenant, who in most circumstances will stand in for a lord-lieutenant who cannot be present. The appointment as vice lord-lieutenant usually expires upon

64-612: The County of Wiltshire . One of the most famous members of the Bonham Carter family is Hollywood actress Helena Bonham Carter , a two-time Academy Award nominee and British Academy Film Award winner. Living descendants are omitted, unless they are notable or have a separate Misplaced Pages entry. Each indentation indicates a generation. The family members include: John Bonham-Carter (1788%E2%80%931838) John Bonham-Carter DL JP (22 September 1788 – 17 February 1838)

80-534: The Irish Free State , all Irish counties had deputy lieutenants. In formal style , the postnominal letters DL may be added after a deputy lieutenant's surname and other postnominals – e.g. John Brown, CBE, DL. Deputy lieutenants are nominated by a lord-lieutenant, to assist with any duties as may be required (see the Lieutenancies Act 1997 ). Deputy lieutenants receive their commission of appointment via

96-620: The Bonham-Carters have belonged to Unitarian churches . The first to use the double-barrelled name , John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838), was a British Member of Parliament and barrister . His wife Joanna Maria Smith was the daughter of William Smith , the abolitionist MP; her sister Frances was the mother of Florence Nightingale , and her brother Benjamin was the father of Barbara Bodichon and Benjamin Leigh Smith . John and Joanna's daughter, (Joanna) Hilary Bonham-Carter (1821-1865), who

112-812: The Unitarian Academy in Cheshunt , Hertfordshire in 1800, then at Higham Hill in Walthamstow , Essex in 1801. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1806. In 1827, he changed his name to Bonham-Carter to inherit the estate of his cousin Thomas Bonham. Bonham-Carter was a Justice of Peace and Deputy Lieutenant . He was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1829 and Whig Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth from 1816 to 1838. On 25 December 1816, he married Joanna Maria Smith (1792–1884), daughter of abolitionist William Smith . Joanna's sister Frances

128-722: The appropriate government minister by command of the British monarch . In England and Wales, since November 2001, the minister responsible for most appointments is the Lord Chancellor , with exceptions such as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster . In Scotland, since July 1999, it has been the Scottish Ministers . Decades ago, the number of deputy lieutenants for each county could be as few as three. Today, however, there may be well over

144-698: The colonial bench in British East Africa and joined, as an officer, The 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment , eventually being promoted to the rank of captain . He was killed serving with this regiment on the first day of the Battle of the Somme , 1 July 1916, and was later buried in Serre Road Military Cemetery No. 2, near Beaumont-Hamel in northern France . Captain Bonham-Carter's name appears on

160-496: The retirement of the lord-lieutenant who made the choice. Generally, the vice lord-lieutenant would then revert to being a regular deputy lieutenant. Unlike the office of lord-lieutenant, which is an appointment in the gift of the Sovereign, the position of deputy lieutenant is an appointment of the Sovereign's appointee, and therefore not a direct appointment of the Sovereign per se . Deputy lieutenant commissions are published by

176-636: The war memorial at the Muthaiga Country Club in Nairobi . The Bonham Carter family, as descended from Sir Maurice Bonham Carter and The Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury , is the only example so far where three generations have received Life Peerages under the Life Peerages Act 1958 : Violet, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury; her son, Mark Raymond Bonham Carter ; and her granddaughter, Jane Bonham Carter , were all separately made life peers of Yarnbury in

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192-547: Was Arthur Thomas Bonham-Carter, KC (1869–1916), who was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge . A.T. Bonham-Carter was a soldier and barrister, eventually serving as a Justice of the bench of His Majesty's High Court of British East Africa , which was based in Mombasa . Mr Justice Bonham-Carter was still a judge on the bench of this court when the First World War broke out in 1914. He later resigned from

208-523: Was a British politician and barrister . John was born on 22 September 1788 into the " Whig oligarchy which dominated the corporation of Portsmouth." He was the son of Dorothy Cuthbert and Sir John Carter (1741–1808), who served as Mayor of Portsmouth . His paternal grandfather was the merchant John Carter and his maternal grandfather was George Cuthbert of Portsmouth. He was educated at Miss Whishaw and Mr. Forester's schools in Portsmouth followed by

224-621: Was an artist and friend of political journalist Harriet Martineau . Hilary's portraits of her cousin Florence Nightingale are held in the National Portrait Gallery . John and Joanna had a son, the fourth generation named John (1817–1884), and also an MP. This John Bonham-Carter briefly served as a Lord of the Treasury in 1866. His third son by his second wife, The Hon. Mary Baring (a daughter of The 1st Baron Northbrook ),

240-463: Was married to life peer Violet, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury . Deputy Lieutenant In the United Kingdom , a deputy lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the lord-lieutenant of a lieutenancy area – an English ceremonial county , Welsh preserved county , Scottish lieutenancy area , or Northern Irish county borough or county . Before the creation of

256-519: Was the mother of Florence Nightingale , and her brother Benjamin was the father of Barbara Bodichon and Benjamin Leigh Smith . Together, John and Joanna were the parents of several children, including: Bonham-Carter died on 17 February 1838. Through his son Henry, he was the grandfather of Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter , the Principal Private Secretary to H. H. Asquith , his father-in-law, during his time as Prime Minister . Maurice

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