A. C. Bonnell

A. C. Bonnell
2nd Mayor of Portland, Oregon
In office
1852–1852
Preceded byHugh D. O'Bryant
Succeeded bySimon B. Marye
Personal details
Born(1801-03-16)March 16, 1801
near Chatham, New Jersey, United States
DiedAugust 16, 1875(1875-08-16) (aged 74)
San Francisco, California

Allison Clark Bonnell (March 16, 1801 – August 16, 1875),[1] better known as A. C. Bonnell, was an American politician and businessman. He served as the second mayor of Portland, Oregon, in 1852.

Bonnell was born near Chatham,[1][2] New Jersey, in 1801.[1][2][3] In the 1840s, he was working in the retail business in Cincinnati, Ohio, until deciding to move west, arriving in San Francisco on November 1, 1849. He worked as a recorder clerk in the administration of mayor John W. Geary until August 1850, when he moved to Portland, Oregon.[2]

He was elected as Portland's second mayor in 1852, succeeding Hugh O'Bryant.[4] He served as mayor for six months, then resigned to take a long business trip. In April 1853, after his return, Bonnell was elected to the position of city recorder.[2][3] He served three months, then moved permanently to San Francisco, California.[3] He died in San Francisco in 1875.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Munsell, Frank, ed. (1895). American Ancestry. Vol. 10. Cornell University. p. 108. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  2. ^ a b c d "Portland: Its Beginning, Career and Status Briefly Sketched". The Morning Oregonian. September 9, 1883. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b c Lansing, Jewel (2005). "Chapter 6: By Trial and Error". Portland People Politics and Power 1851-2001. Corvallis, Oregon: Oregon State University Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-87071-559-3.
  4. ^ Scott, Harvey W. (1890). History of Portland, Oregon with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers. Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co. p. 198.