Christopher Bond (fl. 1970s) is a British playwright whose 1973 retelling of the Victorian tale Sweeney Todd formed the basis of Stephen Sondheim's musical of the same name, with book by Hugh Wheeler. He currently lives in West Cornwall. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. ... Hugh Wheeler (19 March 1912 - 26 July 1987), also known as Patrick Quentin, was an American playwright, librettist, poet, and translator. ...
Bond practiced law at the Washington, DC firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher before returning to his native Mexico, Missouri to run for Congress in 1968.
Bond was succeeded as governor in 1985 by John Ashcroft, a fellow Republican.
Bond's son Sam, who completed a tour of duty in Iraq in 2005, is a member of the United States Marine Corps, making Bond one of only a few federal elected officials with a child serving in uniform.