Munro, John

  • DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY ARTICLE: J. K. Johnson, “MUNRO, JOHN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–. https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/munro_john_4E.html
  • DCB profile notes:
    • Soldier, merchant, and officeholder; b. 1728 at Fyrish, parish of Alness (Highlands), Scotland, son of Hugh Munro; m. 5 April 1760 Mary Brower, in Schenectady, New York, and they had eight children; d. 27 Oct. 1800 at Dickinson’s Landing (probably Long Sault, Ont.).
    • He became a merchant-trader in Albany and quickly prospered. He acquired land holdings of over 11,000 acres and about 1765 he moved to an estate near Bennington (Vt), where he farmed and operated mills, a pot and pearl ashery, and a nail factory.
    • Since Munro was a prominent Tory, his family and property were harassed in the pre-revolutionary period. From 1776 to 1784 he served under Sir John Johnson as a captain in the 1st battalion King’s Royal Regiment of New York.
    • He built and operated grist- and sawmills on the St Lawrence River as early as 1791. Munro was one of a number of loyalist leaders who were granted townships for settlement in 1792 and 1793. He was an original member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada, appointed 12 July 1792.
  • Proven Loyalist in Loyalist Directory – https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=6092
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137167160/john-munro