John Munro (New Zealand politician born c. 1798)

For other New Zealand politicians, see John Munro (New Zealand politician born 1839) and J. B. Munro.

For other people named John Munro, see John Munro (disambiguation).

John Munro (1798/99 – 24 April 1879) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in the Auckland Province, New Zealand.

He was described as "an old Nova Scotia settler" of Waipu.^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

New Zealand Parliament

Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1861–1866	3rd	Marsden			Independent
1869–1870	4th	Marsden			Independent
1871–1875	5th	Marsden			Independent

He represented the Marsden electorate from 1861 to 1866, when he was defeated. He then represented the electorate again from a by-election in 1869 to 1875, when he was again defeated.^[5]

He died on 24 April 1879, aged 80 years.^[6]

References

1. "News of the Day". Nelson Examiner. 24 February 1869.
2. "The late John Munro". The New Zealand Herald. 26 April 1879.
3. "Auckland". Star. 24 April 1879.
4. "Obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 28 April 1879.
5. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 222. OCLC 154283103.
6. "Telegrams". Otago Daily Times. No. 5361. 25 April 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by James Farmer	Member of Parliament for Marsden 1861–1866 1869–1876	Succeeded by Francis Hull
Preceded by Francis Hull		Succeeded by Robert Douglas