John Langdon Bonython (1905–1992) Explained

John Langdon Bonython (13 January 19051992), was a prominent Adelaide businessman.

Family

Bonython was born into the old Adelaide family Bonython. His grandfather was John Langdon Bonython,[1] and his father was John Lavington Bonython.[2] His mother was Blanche Ada Bray, and he had two sisters, two half-brothers (Warren Bonython and Kym Bonython), and one half-sister. He married Minnie Hope Rutherford in 1926 and they had three children.[3]

Biography

John Langdon Bonython was born on 13 January 1905 in Adelaide, South Australia.He studied at the University of Adelaide, and became a solicitor in 1930.[4] [5] He chaired Advertiser Newspapers Ltd,[6] and on 18 March 1954, he became the founding chairman of the first board of directors of Santos Limited.

In 1982 a deep water port facility at Stony Point 20 km north of Whyalla was connected to the Moomba Adelaide Pipeline System, a 659 km pipeline from Moomba in the Cooper Basin; this facility was named Port Bonython in his honour.[3] [7]

Awards

On 9 June 1980 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, "in recognition of service to media and to industry".[8]

Notes and References

  1. W. B. Pitcher, Bonython, Sir John Langdon (1848 - 1939), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp 339-341.
  2. W. B. Pitcher, Bonython, Sir John Lavington (1875 - 1960), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp 341-342.
  3. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AUS-SAGEN/2007-08/1186301170 John Bonython AO (b. 1905) of Santos Oil
  4. Richard Carruthers, "Family tree, Richard Carruthers", 1986.
  5. Web site: John Langdon Bonython . https://archive.today/20120720054800/http://users.cyberone.com.au/nevmoya/bray%20families2-o/p21.htm%23i7827 . 20 July 2012 . dead ., cyberzone.com
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=EDgPo8KWKh4C "The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History"
  7. http://www.santos.com/Content.aspx?p=82 Historical highlights
  8. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/870971 It's an Honour