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 | 15 October 1848 London, England |
| Died | 22 October 1939 (aged 91) Adelaide, South Australia |
| 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]
- ^ Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please? (Funk & Wagnalls, 1936).
- ^ W. B. Pitcher, Bonython, Sir John Langdon (1848–1939), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 7, Melbourne University Press, 1979, pp 339-341
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Bonython, John Langdon". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 19 November 2008.