Sir George Bonham, 2nd Baronet
British diplomat
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| Intro | British diplomat | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Diplomat | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 28 August 1847 | |
| Death | 31 July 1927 (aged 79 years) |
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Biography
Sir George Bonham, 2nd Baronet (28 August 1847 – 31 July 1927) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Serbia and Switzerland.
Career
George Francis Bonham was educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford. He succeeded to the baronetcy at the age of 16 on the death of his father, the 1st baronet. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1869 and served at the embassies in St Petersburg, Vienna, Rome, Lisbon, Madrid, Paris and The Hague. He was Secretary of the Embassy at Madrid 1893–97 and at Rome 1897–1900. He was Minister to Serbia 1900–03 and Minister to the Swiss Confederation 1905–09.
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| Preceded by Edward Goschen | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Serbia 1900-03 | Succeeded by James Beethom Whitehead |
| Preceded by Sir Conyngham Greene | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation 1905–09 | Succeeded by Henry Bax-Ironside |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Sir George Bonham, 1st Baronet | Baronet (of Malmesbury) 1863–1927 | Succeeded by Sir Eric Henry Bonham, 3rd Baronet |