Paul Hyde Bonner

Paul Hyde Bonner
Born(1893-02-14)February 14, 1893
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1968(1968-12-14) (aged 75)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationPhillips Exeter Academy
Alma materHarvard University (AB)
Occupation(s)Banker, diplomat, singer, soldier and author
Spouses
Lilly Marguerite Stehli
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(m. 1917; died 1962)​
Elizabeth McGowan
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(m. 1963)​
Children4, including John

Paul Hyde Bonner (February 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) was an American banker, soldier, singer, diplomat, and author.[1] He is a member of the Stehli family by marriage to Lilly Marguerite Stehli, a daughter of Emil Stehli-Zweifel, then the head of Stehli Silks Corporation in New York.

Early life

Bonner was born on February 14, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York to Paul Edward and Theodora (née Hyde) Bonner.[2] In 1911, he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, before graduating from Harvard University in 1915.[citation needed]

Career

In February 1934, Bonner's collection of first editions was auctioned off by the American Art Association and Anderson Galleries on East 57th Street, New York City.[3]

In April 1936, his feature We Live in the Country was published in Vogue.[4] In October 1936, a "semi-fiction" article of his, Stalker & Co., was published in Esquire, illustrated by Gilbert Bundy.[5]

Bonner did not start writing books until his late 50s.[6] His first novel, SPQR, was published in 1952.[6] He published two collections of stories about the outdoor life: in 1954, The Glorious Mornings, Stories of Shooting and Fishing, and in 1958, Aged in the Woods.[6]

Personal life

In 1917, Bonner married Lilly Marguerite Stehli, a daughter of Emil and Marguerite (née Zweifel) Stehli in New York City.[7] His father-in-law was the head of Stehli Silks in the US. They had four children;

His wife's death was reported in the New York Times on January 2, 1962.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Hyde Bonner". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Census Records, 1900, 1910
  3. ^ "Collection of Paul Hyde Bonner of New York". The Kelmscott Bookshop. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Bonner, Paul Hyde (April 15, 1936). "We Live in the Country". Vogue. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Bonner, Paul Hyde (October 1, 1936). "Stalker & Co". Esquire. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Paul Hyde Bonner". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "PLANS FOR TWO WEDDINGS.; Attendants for the Misses Lily Stehli and Hazel Y. Bliss". The New York Times. March 28, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Microbiologist John Bonner, leading expert on cellular slime molds, dies at 98". Princeton University. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Henry Stehli Bonner". The Lincoln County News. December 31, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "MRS. PAUL HYDE BONNER; Wife of Author and Former Diplomat Dies at 63". New York Times. January 2, 1962. Retrieved September 18, 2022.