Donald Munro (February 18, 1855 – April 14, 1939) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and Mayor of Woodstock, New Brunswick.
Donald Munro | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Carleton County | |
| In office March 1908 – 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Wendell P. Jones |
| Succeeded by | William S. Sutton |
| Mayor of Woodstock, New Brunswick | |
| In office 1906–1907 | |
| Preceded by | Albert E. Jones |
| Succeeded by | George E. Balmain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1855 Upper Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Died | April 14, 1939 (aged 84) Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Spouse(s) |
Maud McFarlan
(m. 1877; died 1917)Clara A. Leighton, m. June 1919 |
| Residence | Woodstock |
| Occupation | Registrar of Deeds and Wills for Carleton County |
Munro was the son of David Munro, a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1863 to 1865.[1][2]
In 1883, Munro was a founding member of the Woodstock Royal Arch Chapter.[3]
For many years, Munro was superintendent of Woodstock's water works and superintendent and purchasing agent for the Woodstock Electric Light Plant.[1][4]
In 1906, Munro was elected Mayor of Woodstock. He defeated H. D. Stevens 451 to 198.[1] He was reelected in 1907. In 1908, Munro was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. He resigned in 1916 to become Registrar of Wills and Deeds for Carleton County.[2] Munro died in 1939.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Donald Munro Woodstock's Mayor". St. John Daily Sun. January 16, 1906. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Ketchum, T. C. L. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Woodstock: Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.
- ^ Bunting, William Franklin (1895). History of St. John's lodge, F. & A.M. of Saint John, New Brunswick. St. John: J. & A. McMillian. p. 380.
- ^ Johnston's Electrical and Street Railway Directory. Johnston, W.J. co, publishers. 1894.
- ^ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick".