Henry Munro (January 13, 1802 – December 20, 1874) was a farmer and political figure in Canada West. He was one of the founders of the Bond Head Harbour Company in 1838. He was named a

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

in 1843 and was also a lieutenant in the local militia. Munro served as treasurer for Clarke Township. He was elected to the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper C ...

for West Durham in 1854; he was reelected in 1858, 1861 and 1863. He stood aside in 1867 to allow Edward Blake to run for the seat in the House of Commons. Henry Munro has a middle school named after him in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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''Addresses Delivered Before The Canadian Club of Hamilton'', J Squair (1927)
1802 births 1874 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Canadian Methodists Canadian justices of the peace {{Ontario-politician-stub