The Bonham Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 27 November 1852 for the colonial administrator George Bonham. He was Governor of Hong Kong

Governor of Hong Kong

The Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...

 from 1848 to 1854. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a diplomat and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Serbia between 1900 and 1903 and to Switzerland between 1905 and 1909. His eldest surviving son, the third Baronet, was a Major in the Scots Guards

Scots Guards

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 and also held several offices within the Royal Household. His son, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded in 1937, was also a Major in the Scots Guards and has served as a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 of Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

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. He died in 2009 and was succeeded by his eldest son.

Bonham Baronets (1852)

• Sir (Samuel) George Bonham, 1st Baronet (1803-1863)
• Sir George Francis Bonham, 2nd Baronet (1847-1927)
• Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Baronet (1875-1937)
• Sir Antony Lionel Thomas Bonham, 4th Baronet (1916-2009)
• Sir (George) Martin Anthony Bonham, 5th Baronet (b. 1945)