James Phinney Munroe (June 3, 1862 – February 2, 1929) was an American author, businessman, professor and

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of the

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. He attended the

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and graduated in 1882, although remained active in the affairs of the school. He published a number of mostly scholarly works. He was the father-in-law of Frederic Lansing Day who married his daughter Katharine. Munroe, who lived in

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, was a president of the Lexington Historical Society and Treasurer and President of the Munroe Felt and Paper Company. He edited the second edition of

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's ''History of Lexington''.

Biography

James Phinney Munroe was born in

on June 3, 1862. He died in Boston on February 2, 1929.

Books

*''A Sketch of the Munro Clan: Also of William Munro Who Deported From Scotland, Settled in Lexington, Massachusetts and Some of His Posterity''. 1900. James Munroe was a direct descendant of William Munroe. * ''The Destruction of the Convent at Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1834'' about the Ursuline Convent Riots. 1901. * ''

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'' (illustrated). 1902. * ''

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: Founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology'' 1904. * ''The Educational Ideal: An Outline of Its Growth in Modern Times'' (A part of Heath's Pedagogical Library). 1911. * ''New Demands in Education''. 1912. * ''The Business Man and the High-School Graduate''. 1913. * ''The New England Conscience''. 1915. * ''The War's Crippled: How They May Be Made Assets Both to Themselves and to Society''. 1918. * ''The Advantages of National Auspices of Re-Education''. 1918. * ''The Human Factor of Education''. 1921. Reprinted in 2009 by

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. * ''A Life of

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''. 1923.

References

* * * (Makes mention of "A Life of Munroe" and his book, "A life of Francis Amasa Walker") * * *

External links

Books of James Phinney MunroeExcerpt from "Governmentality and the Mastery of Territory in Nineteenth-Century America"Excerpts from "Lexington: From Liberty's Birthplace to Progressive Suburb"Excerpt from "The Correspondence of[Alfred Marshall, Economist"Excerpt from "Taylored Citizenship: State Institutions and Subjectivity"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munroe, James Phinney Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty 1862 births 1929 deaths American male writers