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'''Elmore Francis Bonin, Sr.''' (February 4, 1904 &ndash; December 6, 1961), was a [[business]]man, farmer, and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician from his native St. Martinville, [[Louisiana]], who represented Iberia and St. Martin parishes in the Louisiana State Senate from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1960 until his death the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-2020: Iberia and St. Martin parishes|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref>

'''Elmore Francis Bonin, Sr.''' (February 4, 1904 &ndash; December 6, 1961), was a [[business]]man, farmer, and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] politician from his native St. Martinville, [[Louisiana]], who represented Iberia and St. Martin parishes in the Louisiana State Senate from 1952 to 1956 and again from 1960 until his death the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana Senate, 1880-2020: Iberia and St. Martin parishes|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref>

Bonin was the son of Luke Bonin (1872-1939) and the former Marie Cecile Blanche Durand (1874-1963).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bonin&GSfn=Luke&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=168923689&df=all&|title=Luke Bonin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 21, 2017}}</ref> He graduated in 1924 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute.  As a state senator in 1960 under the administration of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], Bonin introduced legislation to change the name of Southwestern Louisiana Institute to the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Bonin Hall on the USL campus is named in his honor.<ref name=bio/> The institution, however, is now known as the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]].  

Bonin was the son of Luke Bonin (1872-1939) and the former Marie Cecile Blanche Durand (1874-1963).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Bonin&GSfn=Luke&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=168923689&df=all&|title=Luke Bonin|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 17, 2020}}</ref> He graduated in 1924 from Southwestern Louisiana Institute.  As a state senator in 1960 under the administration of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], Bonin introduced legislation to change the name of Southwestern Louisiana Institute to the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Bonin Hall on the USL campus is named in his honor.<ref name=bio/> The institution, however, is now known as the University of Louisiana at [[Lafayette]].  

In 1928, Bonin wed the former Gertrude Steckler (1905-1980), the daughter of  the former Paula Muller and the [[New Orleans]] feed and seed merchant Joseph Steckler. Elmore and Gertrude had three children:  Elmore, Jr. (born 1930), Joseph (born 1936), Margaret (born 1942).  From 1930 to 1942, he was a member of the St. Martinville City Council and from 1942 to 1952 sat on the St. Martin Parish School Board, his last year as the board president.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Bonin, Elmore F.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association||accessdate=May 17, 2020}}</ref>

In 1928, Bonin wed the former Gertrude Steckler (1905-1980), the daughter of  the former Paula Muller and the [[New Orleans]] feed and seed merchant Joseph Steckler. Elmore and Gertrude had three children:  Elmore, Jr. (born 1930), Joseph (born 1936), Margaret (born 1942).  From 1930 to 1942, he was a member of the St. Martinville City Council and from 1942 to 1952 sat on the St. Martin Parish School Board, his last year as the board president.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-b/|title=Bonin, Elmore F.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'': Louisiana Historical Association||accessdate=May 17, 2020}}</ref>