John Munro (New Zealand politician born c. 1798) explained

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: News of the Day . Nelson Examiner . 24 February 1869 .
  2. News: The late John Munro . The New Zealand Herald . 26 April 1879 .
  3. News: Auckland . Star . 24 April 1879 .
  4. News: Obituary . The New Zealand Herald . 28 April 1879 .
  5. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 222.
  6. News: Telegrams. 16 September 2011. Otago Daily Times. 25 April 1879. 5361. 2.

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