Background
He was born on March 7, 1912, in Brooklyn, New York City.
He was born on March 7, 1912, in Brooklyn, New York City.
He attended Thomas Jefferson High School, New York University and Fordham Law School.
He practiced law in New York City, and was an Assistant Doctorate.A. of Kings County. Bonom was elected on February 7, 1956, to the New York State Assembly (Kings Company, 2nd Doctorate), to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. Sidney Levine. Bonom was re-elected three times, and remained in the State Assembly until his death in 1962, sitting in the 170th, 171st, 172nd and 173rd New York State Legislatures.
In November 1962, he was re-elected, but died on December 15, 1962, before the next Legislature convened.