Hugh Bonner

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

Biography

In 1904, after having served as fire chief of the New York City Fire Department, Bonner moved to the Philippines (at that time an American territory), where he was the fire chief of Manila.^[1] Upon returning to the United States, 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 until his death a month later, on March 13, 1908.^[2]

References

1. MANILA FIREMEN MOVED A VILLAGE OUT OF A FIRE'S PATH, in the Tacoma Times (via Chronicling America); published May 23, 1904; retrieved June 27, 2016
2. "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