Raymond Bonham Carter
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Raymond Bonham Carter (19 June 1929 – 17 January 2004) was a leading British banker, and a member of a distinguished British theatrical and political family.
His mother was Violet Bonham Carter, a British political activist and daughter of Herbert Asquith, a British Prime Minister, and his father was Maurice Bonham Carter, a politician and cricketer. He married Elena Propper de Callejon. He had a daughter, Helena Bonham Carter, a famous actress, and two sons, including Edward Bonham Carter.
At various times he held senior posts with the Bank of England, the International Monetary Fund, Warburgs, and the Department of Industry.
In 1979 he had a brain tumour which was removed by surgery but left him seriously disabled (quadriplegic and partially blind).
