Langdon Bonython
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Sir Langdon Bonython KCMG |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for South Australia |
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In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 Serving with Lee Batchelor, Paddy Glynn, Frederick Holder, Charles Kingston, Alexander Poynton and Vaiben Louis Solomon |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barker |
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In office 16 December 1903 – 8 November 1906 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Livingston |
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15 October 1848 London, England |
| Died | 22 October 1939 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Cornish Australian |
| Political party | Protectionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Louisa Fredericka Balthasar |
| Occupation | Journalist |
His son was named Sir John Lavington Bonython (1875-1960) His grandson was named John Langdon Bonython (1905–1992)
Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG (/bɒˈnaɪθən/; 15 October 1848 – 22 October 1939), editor, newspaper proprietor, philanthropist, Australian politician and journalist, was a Member of the First Australian Parliament, and was editor of the Adelaide daily morning broadsheet, The Advertiser, for 35 years.
Bonython was born in London in 1848, the second son of George Langdon Bonython (1820–1909), a carpenter and builder, and Annie MacBain (1824–1906). His siblings were George Langdon Bonython (1846–) and Alfred MacBain Bonython (1865–1954). The family migrated to South Australia in July 1854 where Bonython was educated at the Brougham School in North Adelaide. In 1870 he married Mary Louisa Fredericka Balthasar (Marie Louise Friedrike, or Marie Louise Frederica); they had eight children of whom three daughters and three sons survived infancy.
When he was sixteen, Bonython took a job at The Advertiser, where he was well regarded as a hard worker. In 1879, he became a part proprietor of The Advertiser.
In 1894, Bonython became the sole proprietor and editor of The Advertiser, positions which he held for a further 35 years. During this time, the weekly Chronicle and the evening Express newspapers were added to The Advertiser.
He retired from his newspapers in 1929, after 65 years' service. On 12 January 1929, Adelaide paper The Mail announced that Langdon Bonython had sold The Advertiser for £1,250,000 to a group of Melbourne financiers, but had retained a considerable interest.
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