Bingham's father, Robert Worth Bingham III (known by his middle name), who also worked in the family business and was expected to take over, was killed aged 34 in a car accident while on vacation at Cape Cod in 1966, when his son was only three months old.
Bingham's father, Robert Worth Bingham III (known by his middle name), who also worked for the family business and was expected to succeed him, died tragically at age 34 in a car accident while on vacation in Cape Cod in 1966 when his son was only three months old.