Newton G. Munro
Newton Goodwill Munro (June 13, 1870 – July 21, 1949) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1937 to 1941. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]
Newton G. Munro | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Pictou | |
| In office 1937–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Donald F. Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Ernest G. Irish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1870 Hopewell, Nova Scotia |
| Died | July 21, 1949 (aged 79) Wolfville, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in 1870 at Hopewell, Nova Scotia, Munro was a railway agent and stationmaster by career.[2] He married Mary E. Shaw in 1895, and then Sylvia Keith.[2] Munro served as mayor of Stellarton, Nova Scotia from 1923 to 1931.[2] Munro entered provincial politics in 1937, when he was elected in the dual-member Pictou County riding with Liberal Josiah H. MacQuarrie.[3] In the 1941 election, Munro was defeated by MacQuarrie and Conservative Ernest G. Irish.[4] Munro died at Wolfville on July 21, 1949.[2]
References
- "Electoral History for Pictou County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 163. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 59. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1941" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 66. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
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