Hugh Bonner

Hugh Bonner (1840 – March 13, 1908) was the sixth New York City Fire Commissioner.

Biography

He was born in Ireland in 1840, and he was appointed the 6th Fire Commissioner of the City of New York by Mayor George B. McClellan, Jr. on February 10, 1908 and served in that position for a little more than a month, until his death on March 13, 1908.^[1]

References

1. "Hugh Bonner Dead. Recently Appointed Fire Commissioner and Long a Chief in the Department.". New York Times. March 13, 1908. Retrieved 2010-03-25. Fire Commissioner Hugh Bonner, who had been ill of pneumonia for the last two days at his home, 636 West End Avenue, died at 12:30 o'clock this morning. His illness took a turn for the worse in the night. Commissioner Bonner contracted a cold a week ago, but persisted in attending to his duties at his office daily despite the advice of his physician. On Monday he was compelled to take to his bed.

External links

• Works by or about Hugh Bonner at Internet Archive