Charles William Munro (March 15, 1864 – January 27, 1919) was a political figure in

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. He represented Westminster-Chilliwhack from 1898 to 1903 and Chilliwhack from 1903 to 1909 as a Liberal. He was born in Dundas County,

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, the son of Asael Munro and Charlotte Ann Barclay, and was educated in the schools of that county and at Victoria University in

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. Before entering university, Munro travelled for two years as a

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clergyman. In 1888, he came to the Chilliwack Valley of British Columbia. Munro married Sarah Marcellus in 1893. He died in

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at the age of 54.

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