John W. Munro (September 18, 1849 – May 31, 1902) was a stone mason, building contractor and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

Renfrew North Renfrew North (also known as Renfrew North—Nipissing East) was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North Americ ...

in the

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from 1900 to 1903 as a

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member. He was born in

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, Scotland and grew up in Resolis, Scotland. John was the son of William Henry Munro, and came to Canada West with his family in 1854. Munro worked on the construction of railway bridges on the

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. He also built the Pembroke Post Office, later used as the city hall. Munro was elected in a 1900 by-election held after the death of

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. He died shortly after the 1902 election from blood poisoning, which stemmed from an ulcerated tooth.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901'', AJ Magurn * ''DEATH OF MR. J.W. MUNRO: The Liberal Member-Elect For North Renfrew'', The Globe Newspaper (1902, June 2)

External links

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''Beyond our Memory : a history of Fitzroy Township'', KL Runtz (1989)
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Pembroke, Ontario 1849 births 1902 deaths {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub