Donald Munro (New Brunswick politician)

Donald Munro
MLA for Carleton County
In office March 1908 – 1916
Preceded by	Wendell P. Jones
Succeeded by	William S. Sutton
Mayor of Woodstock, New Brunswick
In office 1906–1907
Preceded by	Albert E. Jones
Succeeded by	George E. Balmain
Personal details
Born	(1855-02-18)February 18, 1855 Upper Woodstock, New Brunswick
Died	April 14, 1939(1939-04-14) (aged 84) Woodstock, New Brunswick
Spouse(s)	Maud McFarlan ​ ​ (m. 1877; died 1917)​ Clara A. Leighton, m. June 1919
Residence	Woodstock
Occupation	Registrar of Deeds and Wills for Carleton County

Donald Munro (February 18, 1855 – April 14, 1939) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and Mayor of Woodstock, New Brunswick.

Munro was the son of David Munro, a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1863 to 1865.[1][2]

In 1883, Munro was a founding member of the Woodstock Royal Arch Chapter.[3]

For many years, Munro was superintendent of Woodstock's water works and superintendent and purchasing agent for the Woodstock Electric Light Plant.[1][4]

In 1906, Munro was elected Mayor of Woodstock. He defeated H. D. Stevens 451 to 198.[1] He was reelected in 1907. In 1908, Munro was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. He resigned in 1916 to become Registrar of Wills and Deeds for Carleton County.[2] Munro died in 1939.[5]

References

1. "Donald Munro Woodstock's Mayor". St. John Daily Sun. January 16, 1906. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
2. Ketchum, T. C. L. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Woodstock: Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.
3. Bunting, William Franklin (1895). History of St. John's lodge, F. & A.M. of Saint John, New Brunswick. St. John: J. & A. McMillian. p. 380.
4. Johnston's Electrical and Street Railway Directory. Johnston, W.J. co, publishers. 1894.
5. "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick".