Paul Hyde Bonner

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
Born	(1893-02-14)February 14, 1893 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 14, 1968(1968-12-14) (aged 75) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
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

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

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

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]