 He came of a talented family.His elder brother, W. A. S. Benson, became well known in the world of art as one of the pioneers in the revival of English industrial craftsmanship, especially in the field of the metallic arts; and his younger brother, Godfrey Benson, was a Liberal politician who was raised to the peerage as Baron Charnwood.He was also the cousin of actor Basil Rathbone, to whom he bore a strong resemblance.