Newton Goodwill Munro (June 13, 1870 – July 21, 1949) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...

in the

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from 1937 to 1941. He was a member of the

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. Born in 1870 at

Hopewell, Nova Scotia Hopewell is a village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Pictou County. One of Canada's first automobiles was manufactured at Hopewell in 1980. "The Nick " was a two-passenger buggy with iron tires, chain drive, and tiller steering. H ...

, Munro was a railway agent and stationmaster by career. He married Mary E. Shaw in 1895, and then Sylvia Keith. Munro served as mayor of

Stellarton, Nova Scotia Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...

from 1923 to 1931. Munro entered provincial politics in

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, when he was elected in the dual-member Pictou County riding with Liberal

Josiah H. MacQuarrie Josiah H. MacQuarrie (November 12, 1897 – April 7, 1971) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1947 as a Liberal member. He was born ...

. In the 1941 election, Munro was defeated by MacQuarrie and Conservative Ernest G. Irish. Munro died at Wolfville on July 21, 1949.

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1870 births 1949 deaths Mayors of places in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Pictou County {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub