Sir Maurice Bonham-Carter KCB KCVO (11 October 1880 – 7 June 1960)[1] was an English Liberal politician.

He travelled around the country with Asquith at the start of World War I and accompanied the Prime Minister when he visited the frontline at Ypres in 1915.

[7][9] He became a leading figure in the British Liberal Party and was a "keen supporter of new ideas and imaginative personalities.

[7] He also held a number of business directorships with companies including: Aero Engine Ltd, Alpha Cement Ltd, Earls Court Ltd, Blackburn and General Aircraft, Hanworth Securities Ltd, Scophony Ltd, Power Jets Ltd[10] and was a partner with merchant bankers O.T.

Together, they had four children:[2] He died in 1960 aged 79 and is buried in the churchyard at St Andrew's Church, Mells in Somerset.