The Honourable Sir John Langdon Bonython | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for South Australia | |
In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 Serving with Lee Batchelor, Paddy Glynn, Frederick Holder, Charles Kingston, Alexander Poynton and Vaiben Louis Solomon | |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Barker | |
In office 16 December 1903 – 8 November 1906 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | John Livingston |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 15 October 1848
Died | 22 October 1939 Adelaide, South Australia | (aged 91)
Nationality | Cornish Australian |
Political party | Protectionist Party |
Spouse(s) | Mary Louisa Fredericka, Lady Bonython (née Balthasar; m. 1870-1924; her death) |
Occupation | Journalist, philanthropist |
Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG (/bɒˈnaɪθən/;[1] 15 October 1848 – 22 October 1939) was an Australian editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist, journalist and politician who served as a member of the inaugural federal Parliament, and was editor of the Adelaide daily morning broadsheet, The Advertiser, for 35 years.[2][3]