Paul Hyde Bonner (February 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) was an American banker, soldier, singer, diplomat, and author.[1] He is a member of the Stehli family by marriage to Lilly Marguerite Stehli, a daughter of Emil Stehli-Zweifel, then the head of Stehli Silks Corporation in New York.
Paul Hyde Bonner | |
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| Born | February 14, 1893 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 1968 (aged 75) |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, diplomat, singer, soldier and author |
| Spouses | Lilly Marguerite Stehli
(m. 1917; died 1962)Elizabeth McGowan
(m. 1963) |
| Children | 4, including John |
Early life edit
Bonner was born on February 14, 1893, in Brooklyn, New York to Paul Edward and Theodora (née Hyde) Bonner.[2] In 1911, he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, before graduating from Harvard University in 1915.[citation needed]
Career edit
In February 1934, Bonner's collection of first editions was auctioned off by the American Art Association and Anderson Galleries on East 57th Street, New York City.[3]
In April 1936, his feature We Live in the Country was published in Vogue.[4] In October 1936, a "semi-fiction" article of his, Stalker & Co., was published in Esquire, illustrated by Gilbert Bundy.[5]
Bonner did not start writing books until his late 50s.[6] His first novel, SPQR, was published in 1952.[6] He published two collections of stories about the outdoor life: in 1954, The Glorious Mornings, Stories of Shooting and Fishing, and in 1958, Aged in the Woods.[6]
Personal life edit
In 1917, Bonner married Lilly Marguerite Stehli, a daughter of Emil and Marguerite (née Zweifel) Stehli in New York City.[7] His father-in-law was the head of Stehli Silks in the US. They had four children;
- Paul Hyde Bonner Jr. (May 12, 1918 - May 27, 1989), captain in the United States Air Force, married to Louisa B. Thorn
- John Tyler Bonner (May 12, 1920 - February 7, 2019)[8]
- Henry Stehli Bonner (1923 - December 7, 2014)[9]
His wife's death was reported in the New York Times on January 2, 1962.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Paul Hyde Bonner". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Census Records, 1900, 1910
- ^ "Collection of Paul Hyde Bonner of New York". The Kelmscott Bookshop. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Bonner, Paul Hyde (April 15, 1936). "We Live in the Country". Vogue. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Bonner, Paul Hyde (October 1, 1936). "Stalker & Co". Esquire. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Paul Hyde Bonner". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "PLANS FOR TWO WEDDINGS.; Attendants for the Misses Lily Stehli and Hazel Y. Bliss". The New York Times. March 28, 1917. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Microbiologist John Bonner, leading expert on cellular slime molds, dies at 98". Princeton University. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Henry Stehli Bonner". The Lincoln County News. December 31, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "MRS. PAUL HYDE BONNER; Wife of Author and Former Diplomat Dies at 63". New York Times. January 2, 1962. Retrieved September 18, 2022.