GOVERNOR JOHN W. BONNER - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 70423
Price: $80.00
JOHN W. BONNER
The former governor of Montana signs his name on this 4½x2 inch
card
Signature: "John W Bonner" in black ink. 4½x2 card. Caption at
bottom. John W Bonner (1902 -1970) was an American politician who
served as the 13th Governor of Montana from January 3, 1949, to January 4,
1953. He was born in Butte, Montana and received both his undergraduate and
law degree from Montana State University, which is now the University of Montana
in Missoula. He was Attorney General of Montana from 1941 to 1942 but then
resigned to join the U.S. Army as a Major, during World War II. He was
promoted to the rank of colonel, and received several medals for courageous
service. After he returned from the War, he ran for Governor of Montana
in 1948, winning the Democratic primary and advancing to the general
election, where he defeated incumbent Republican Governor Sam C. Ford by a
wide margin. From 1968 until his death, he served as an Associate Justice on the
Montana Supreme Court. Toned. Irregular edges. Small ink spot on verso.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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