John Langdon Bonython (1905–1992)

Not to be confused with his father John Lavington Bonython, or his grandfather John Langdon Bonython.

John Langdon Bonython AO (13 January 1905 – 1992), 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.[4][5] 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.[7]

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]

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. ^ a b John Bonython AO (b. 1905) of Santos Oil, rootsweb.com
  4. ^ a b Richard Carruthers, "Family tree, Richard Carruthers", 1986.
  5. ^ a b "John Langdon Bonython". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012., cyberzone.com
  6. ^ "The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History" by Wilfrid R. Prest, Kerrie Round, Carol S. Fort, Wakefield Press, 2001, pg.79. ISBN 1-86254-558-8, ISBN 978-1-86254-558-8, 688 pages
  7. ^ a b Historical highlights Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Santos.com
  8. ^ It's an Honour