John Langdon BonythonAO (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]