Background
His father was named Sir John Lavington Bonython (1875−1960)
Bonython was born into the "Old Adelaide " Bonython.
His father was named Sir John Lavington Bonython (1875−1960)
Bonython was born into the "Old Adelaide " Bonython.
John Langdon Bonython Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (13 January 1905 – 1992), was a prominent Adelaide businessman. His father was John Lavington Bonython. His mother was Blanche Ada Bray.
John Langdon Bonython was born on 13 January 1905 in Adelaide, Société Anonyme, Australia.
He studied at the University of Adelaide, and became a solicitor in 1930. Chaired Advertiser Newspapers Limited.
On 18 March 1954, he became the founding Chairman of the first board of directors of Santos Limited.
In 1982 a deep water port facility at Stony Point 20 km north of Whyalla was connected to a 659 km pipeline to Moomba in the Cooper Basin.
This facility was named Portuguese Bonython in his honour.