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Bonney was born at Rugeley in Staffordshire, the eldest son of the Reverend Thomas Bonney, master of Rugeley grammar school. He was educated at Uppingham School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated as 12th wrangler in 1856, and was ordained in the following year.
From 1856 to 1861 he was mathematical master at Westminster School, and he pursued geology only as a recreational activity, mainly in Alpine regions. In 1868 he was appointed tutor at St John's College, Cambridge and lecturer in geology. His attention was specially directed to the study of the igneous and metamorphic rocks in Alpine regions and in various parts of England (eg: the LizardThis article is about the peninsula. The Lizard is also the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain: see the Lizard (comics). Also see general information on lizards. The Lizard is a peninsula of Cornwall, the most southerly point of mainland England and the in CornwallCornwall ( Cornish: Kernow is the part of Great Britain's south-west peninsula that is west of the River Tamar. It is generally regarded as a county of, and a part of England, although advocates of Cornish independence regard it as a separate nation, and, at SalcombeSalcombe is a town in the South Hams district of Devon, England on the Kingsbridge Estuary. Originally a fishing port, the town is now a centre for yachting. A notable feature of the town are the ruins of Fort Charles. Ferries sail from Salcombe to Kingsb and in the Charnwood ForestCharnwood Forest is an upland tract in the northwest of Leicestershire, England. It is undulating, rocky, picturesque, and in great part barren, though there are some extensive tracts of woodland; its elevation is generally 600 ft (180 m) and upwards, the), WalesFor alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation Wales ( Welsh: Cymru pronounced /"k@mrI/ SAMPA, km IPA, 'Kumree' approximate pronunciation) is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom (the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ir and the Scottish HighlandsThe Scottish Highlands are considered to be the mountainous regions of Scotland north of the Highland Boundary Fault. The area is generally sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating the region. Regional administrative centres include Invern.
From 1877 to 1901 he was professor of geology in University College LondonUniversity College London commonly known as UCL is one of the colleges that make up the University of London. It is a member of the Russell Group of Universities and the third oldest higher education institution in England. The main part of the college is. He became secretary and later president of the Geological SocietyThe Geological Society of London is a learned society based in the United Kingdom with the aim of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth". It is the oldest geological society in the world. The Society was founded in 1807. It was partly the outc (1884-1886), secretary of the British Association (1881-1885), president of the Mineralogical Society and of the Alpine Club. In 1887, Bonney was appointed honorary canon of Manchester.
His purely scientific works are:
In addition to many papers published in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society and Geological Magazine, he wrote several popular works on Alpine Regions, on English and Welsh scenery, as well as on theological subjects.