Herbert Covington Bonner

Herbert Covington Bonner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 1st district
In office November 5, 1940 – November 7, 1965
Preceded by	Lindsay Carter Warren
Succeeded by	Walter B. Jones Sr.
Personal details
Born	(1891-05-16)May 16, 1891 Washington, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1965(1965-11-07) (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.

Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United States Army during World War I, and worked as a salesman, a farmer, and then as secretary to Congressman Lindsay Warren from 1924 to 1940.

Upon Warren's resignation from Congress in 1940, Bonner was elected simultaneously to complete the unexpired term, and was elected to the 77th Congress for a full term. He served for twelve full terms, from November 5, 1940, until his death from cancer in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 1965. During the 79th Congress, he chaired the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives in Congress, and in the 84th through 89th Congresses, he chaired the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

Bonner died in office in 1965 in Washington, D.C.; he is buried in Washington, D.C.