Hector William Munro
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General Hector William Munro (or Monro) (1769-1821) was the British
Governor of Trinidad from 27 September 1811 to 14 June 1813.
Hector William was the second son of the surgeon, Dr George Munro of Auchinbowie, one of the distinguished family of Munro of Auchinbowie
.
On the 30th of July, 1778, Munro joined the 51st Regiment of Foot
as an Ensign. He was appointed as a Lieutenant on the 9th of February, 1780. He became a Captain on the 31st of March, 1788. He exchanged into the 42nd Royal Highlanders
, Black Watch, on the 8th of September, 1789.
Having served with distinction in each of the above ranks at Minorca
, and subsequently in the campaigns in Flanders
, he was on the 2nd of September, 1794, promoted to his Majority in the 42nd, and on the 15th of November following was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the Caithness Legion. On the 1st of January, 1801, he was made Brevet Colonel, and was afterwards appointed Brigadier-General on the Staff in Ireland and Great Britain. In March 1804, he received the appointment of Inspecting Field Officer of Volunteers. On the 25th of April 1808 he became Major-General and was sub-sequently placed on the Staff of the West Indies and in command of Barbadoes, Surinam, and other places there. He was also Governor of Trinidad. On the 4th of June 1813, he was made Lieutenant General, and in 1816, was appointed Doctor of Letters for Dorset.
He married in 1796, Philadelphia, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Capt. Edmund Bower RN of Edmondsham
in Dorset
, from whom he acquired that property. They had three sons and four daughters. He died at Bath in Somerset
on 3 January 1821 and was succeeded in his estates by his eldest son, Hector William Bower Munro.
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Governor of Trinidad from 27 September 1811 to 14 June 1813.
Hector William was the second son of the surgeon, Dr George Munro of Auchinbowie, one of the distinguished family of Munro of Auchinbowie
Munro of Auchinbowie
The Munros of Auchinbowie are a distinguished branch of the Scottish, highland Clan Munro. From this family three Professors of Anatomy at Edinburgh University, Scotland were produced, as well as several other doctors and military officers.-Lineage:The prognitor of the Munros of Auchinbowie is...
.
On the 30th of July, 1778, Munro joined the 51st Regiment of Foot
51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot
The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 105th Regiment of Foot to form the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry....
as an Ensign. He was appointed as a Lieutenant on the 9th of February, 1780. He became a Captain on the 31st of March, 1788. He exchanged into the 42nd Royal Highlanders
42nd Regiment of Foot
The 42nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally the 43rd Highlanders they were renumbered the 42nd in 1748.- Early history :...
, Black Watch, on the 8th of September, 1789.
Having served with distinction in each of the above ranks at Minorca
Minorca
Min Orca or Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. It takes its name from being smaller than the nearby island of Majorca....
, and subsequently in the campaigns in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, he was on the 2nd of September, 1794, promoted to his Majority in the 42nd, and on the 15th of November following was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the Caithness Legion. On the 1st of January, 1801, he was made Brevet Colonel, and was afterwards appointed Brigadier-General on the Staff in Ireland and Great Britain. In March 1804, he received the appointment of Inspecting Field Officer of Volunteers. On the 25th of April 1808 he became Major-General and was sub-sequently placed on the Staff of the West Indies and in command of Barbadoes, Surinam, and other places there. He was also Governor of Trinidad. On the 4th of June 1813, he was made Lieutenant General, and in 1816, was appointed Doctor of Letters for Dorset.
He married in 1796, Philadelphia, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Capt. Edmund Bower RN of Edmondsham
Edmondsham
Edmondsham is a village in Dorset, England, two miles north west of Verwood and ten miles north of Bournemouth. The village has a population of 200 . It also has Edmonsham House and Gardens which is a popular tourist place.- External links :* *...
in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, from whom he acquired that property. They had three sons and four daughters. He died at Bath in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
on 3 January 1821 and was succeeded in his estates by his eldest son, Hector William Bower Munro.