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Life Summary

Name	John Langdon Bonython
Born	13 January, 1905 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	17 April, 1992 (aged 87) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	unknown
Related Entries	[View as tree] Bonython, John Lavington (father) Bonython, Constance Jean (stepmother) Wilson, Keith Cameron (brother-in-law) Bray, John Cox (grandfather) Bonython, John Langdon (grandfather) Sprigg, Reginald Claude (colleague) Barker, Alwyn Bowman (acquaintance)
Education *	St Peter's College (Adelaide) (student, 1913-1923) Cambridge University (UK) (student, 1924-1926)
Occupation *	barrister (1927-1981) South Australia, Australia company director (1930-1981) South Australia, Australia natural gas refiner (1954-1981) South Australia, Australia oil refiner (1954-1981) South Australia, Australia
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1980)
Clubs *	Naval, Military and Air Force Club of South Australia (member, ?-1992)
Legacies *	John Bonython lecture (Centre for Independent Studies) (eponym) Port Bonython (South Australia) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Alaska Ice Cream and Produce Co Ltd (company director) Argo Investments Ltd (company director) Currie Gold Mines NL (company director) Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd (company director) Executor, Trustee & Agency Company of South Australia (company director) Herald and Weekly Times Ltd (company director) National Mutual Life Association of Australia Ltd (company director) Taxpayers Association of South Australia (president, 1937-1939) Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (company director, 1942-1980) Santos Ltd (chair, 1954-1981) Santos Ltd (founder, 1954-1981) Advertiser Newspapers Ltd (chair, 1971-1980)

* Dates are approximate