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George Munro (publisher)
George Munro may refer to: * George Munro, 5th Baron of Foulis, Scottish clan chief of the 13th century. * George Munro, 10th Baron of Foulis (died 1452), Scottish clan chief. * George Munro, 1st of Newmore (1602–1693), fought as a royalist for King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. * George Munro, 1st of Auchinbowie, fought as a royalist for King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland. * George Munro, 1st of Culcairn (died 1746), fought as a royalist for King George I of Great Britain and George II of Great Britain. * George Munro (philanthropist) (1825–1896), Canadian educator, dime novel publisher, and philanthropist * George Campbell Munro (1866–1963), botanist and ornithologist See also * George Monro (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Munro, George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Munro, 5th Baron Of Foulis
George Munro, 5th Baron of Foulis was the seventh traditional chief of the Scotland, Scottish, Clan Munro. There is no longer any existing contemporary evidence for George's existence; however according to early 18th-century historian Alexander Nisbet there was once proof of his existence. Nisbet, was known as a reliable and careful scholar and usually provided a source if possible. In this case he cites a charter which he says was received by George Munro from the Earl of Sutherland during the reign of King Alexander II of Scotland. Nisbet claims the charter to have read as: ''Clarissimo & fidelissimo Confanguineo Georgio Munro de Foules''. Unfortunately this charter cannot now be traced. George Munro, 5th Baron of Foulis also appears on the Munro family tree of 1734. Late 19th century author Alexander Mackenzie also mentions this George Munro. However, he states that George was merely a witness to this charter from William, Earl of Sutherland to the Archdeacon of Moray, dated 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Munro, 10th Baron Of Foulis
George Munro of Foulis (died 1452) is traditionally the 10th Baron and 13th successive chief of the Clan Munro. However, he is only the third successive chief of the clan who can be proved by contemporary evidence. He was the eldest son of Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis and was seated at Foulis Castle. Lands and Charters According to 19th-century historian Alexander Mackenzie, George Munro of Foulis was on 17 October 1410, before Hugh Fraser, 1st Lord Lovat the Sheriff of Inverness, served heir to his mother, Isobel Keith, in the lands of Lissera, Borrowston and Lybster in Caithness. These lands being disponed by his maternal grandmother, the Lady Mariotta Cheyne as one of the co-heiresses of her father Sir Reginald Cheyne of Inverugie. Mackenzie also states that George Munro of Foulis obtained a charter under the Great Seal of king James I of Scotland dated at St Andrews on 22 July 1426, in which he had confirmed to him the land and baronies of Easter and Wester Fowlis (Foul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Munro, 1st Of Newmore
Sir George Munro, 1st of Newmore (1602–1693) was a 17th-century Scottish soldier and shire commissioner of Parliament from the Clan Munro, Ross-shire, Scotland. He was seated at Newmore Castle. Between 1629 and 1634 Munro held command in the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War, and from 1642 in the Scottish Covenanter army during the Irish Confederate Wars before changing his allegiance to the Royalist cause of Charles I in 1648 during the Scottish Civil War and Irish Confederate Wars. Lineage George Munro, 1st of Newmore was the third son of Colonel John Munro, 2nd of Obsdale,Mackenzie. p. 175. who was, in turn, a son of George Munro, 1st of Obsdale, who in turn was a younger son of Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron of Foulis, chief of the Clan Munro. George's elder brother was Sir Robert Munro, 3rd Baronet of Foulis, who became chief of the Clan Munro in 1651. As a cadet of the Munro of Obsdale family, George is also sometimes referred to as George Munro of Obsdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Munro, 1st Of Auchinbowie
George Munro of Auchinbowie, originally of Bearcrofts was a Scottish born military officer of the late 17th century. He was the first Munro of Auchinbowie. Lineage George Munro was the eldest son of Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts who himself was a descendant of the Munro of Milntown family. The Munro of Milntown family descend from a younger son of Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis (d.1425). In the published genealogies of the family Alexander Mackenzie's designation of "of Bearcrofts" and "of Auchinbowie" is different to that given by John Alexander Inglis. The line that Mackenzie designates of Auchinbowie did not come into possession of the Auchinbowie property until Alexander Monro, who was the son of John Monro, who himself was a younger son of Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts, bought the property from the grandson of the George Munro who is the subject of this article. Military career During the Jacobite rising of 1689, George Munro fought for the Scottish Covenanters as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Munro, 1st Of Culcairn
Sir George Munro of Culcairn (1685 – 1746) was a Scottish soldier of the 18th century from Ross-shire, Scotland. He commanded the 3rd Independent Highland Company from 1714 to 1716, fought at the Battle of Glen Shiel in 1719, led the 6th Company in formation of the "Black Watch" in 1725, the 8th Company of Black Watch when it was regimented in 1739 and again commanded an Independent Highland Company in 1745–1746. He was shot in error in 1746. Lineage George Munro of Culcairn was born on 18 September 1685,Mackenzie, Alexander (1898). p. 159. the second son of Sir Robert Munro, 5th Baronet of Foulis, chief of the Clan Munro, who was also known as the ''Blind Baron''. George's elder brother was Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet of Foulis, the next successive chief of the clan. Jacobite rising of 1715 During the Jacobite rising of 1715 the Mackenzie Jacobite garrison at Inverness surrendered to Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat upon the very day when the Battle of Sheriffmuir was foug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Munro (philanthropist)
George Munro (November 12, 1825 – April 23, 1896) was a Canadian dime novel publisher and philanthropist, best known for his financial support for Dalhousie University. Born in Nova Scotia, Munro moved to New York City in 1856 to pursue a career in publishing. In 1877, he found commercial success in the ''Seaside Library'', a low-cost journal that reprinted novels. Munro donated $500,000 to Dalhousie University over the course of his life, supporting professorships and scholarships and saving the university from closure. Early life and education Munro was born in West River, Nova Scotia, West River, Nova Scotia, on November 12, 1825. He was the fourth of ten or twelve children, to parents John Munro and Mary Mathieson. Aged 12, Munro became an apprentice at a local newspaper known as ''The Observer''. He left to continue his education in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, New Glasgow from 1839 to 1842, thereafter becoming a teacher. In 1844, Munro enrolled at the Pictou Academy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Campbell Munro
George Campbell Munro (10 May 1866 – 4 December 1963) was a New Zealand born pioneer of Hawaiian botany and ornithology. He settled on a ranch in Lanai and wrote one of the first books on the birds of Hawaii, many species of which are now extinct. The plant genus '' Munroidendron'' and the extinct Lanai finch '' Dysmorodrepanis munroi'' are named after him. Munro was born in New Zealand, but little is known of his early life other than that he was a gumdigger collecting kauri tree resin for the varnish industry. He had also trained in taxidermy. He arrived in Honolulu on December 13, 1890 to assist Henry C. Palmer to collect bird specimens for the collection of Lord Walter Rothschild. He then worked on Kauai and Molokai Molokai or Molokai ( or ; Molokaʻi dialect: Morotaʻi ) is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) at its g ... managing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
