John Hillric Bonn

John Hillric Bonn (1829 – November 15, 1891) was the first president of the North Hudson County Railway and remained so until his death in 1891, a period of twenty-six years.

He migrated to the United States in 1857 and married Angelique Bonjer.

[1] He founded and became the first president of the North Hudson County Railway in 1865.

[1] On October 18, 1891, it was announced that the Hoboken Land and Improvement Company was purchasing his holdings for $2,500,000 (approximately $84,778,000 today).

[3] He died on November 15, 1891, in Weehawken, New Jersey of a cerebral aneurysm.