Donald Munro (New Brunswick politician)

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 byWendell P. Jones
Succeeded byWilliam S. Sutton
Mayor of Woodstock, New Brunswick
In office
1906–1907
Preceded byAlbert E. Jones
Succeeded byGeorge E. Balmain
Personal details
Born(1855-02-18)February 18, 1855
Upper Woodstock, New Brunswick
DiedApril 14, 1939(1939-04-14) (aged 84)
Woodstock, New Brunswick
Spouse(s)
Maud McFarlan
(m. 1877; died 1917)

Clara A. Leighton, m. June 1919
ResidenceWoodstock
OccupationRegistrar 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
  1. "Donald Munro Woodstock's Mayor". St. John Daily Sun. January 16, 1906. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. Ketchum, T. C. L. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Woodstock: Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.
  3. 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.
  4. Johnston's Electrical and Street Railway Directory.
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