John Bonham-Carter DL JP (22 September 1788 – 17 February 1838) was a British politician and barrister.
He was the son of Dorothy Cuthbert and Sir John Carter (1741–1808), who served as Mayor of Portsmouth.
He was educated at Miss Whishaw and Mr. Forester's schools in Portsmouth followed by the Unitarian Academy in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire in 1800, then at Higham Hill in Walthamstow, Essex in 1801.
Together, John and Joanna were the parents of several children, including:[4] Bonham-Carter died on 17 February 1838.
[1] 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.