John W. Munro
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John W. Munro was a building contractor and political figure in Ontario
, Canada. He represented Renfrew North
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1900 to 1903 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Scotland
, the son of William Munro, and came to Canada West with his family in 1854. Munro worked on the construction of railway bridges on the Canadian Pacific Railway
. He also built the Pembroke
Post Office, later used as the city hall. Munro was elected in an 1900 by-election held after the death of Andrew Thomas White.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada. He represented Renfrew North
Renfrew North
Renfrew North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1900 to 1903 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, the son of William Munro, and came to Canada West with his family in 1854. Munro worked on the construction of railway bridges on the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
. He also built the Pembroke
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
Post Office, later used as the city hall. Munro was elected in an 1900 by-election held after the death of Andrew Thomas White.