MUNRO, JOHN (1839-1910) was born at Glasgow and came to New Zealand in the Lady Egidia (1862). After a short stay in Dunedin he settled at Invercargill as a bookseller and stationer, and in 1864 took out an auctioneer's license. In 1866 he moved to Westport and established himself as a merchant. He was a member of the Westport borough council and was mayor of Westport for five terms (1876-77, 1879-81); a member of the Buller county council, president of the chamber of commerce and chairman of the school committee. He represented Buller in Parliament (1881-84) defeating Eugene O'Conor; but was defeated by O'Conor in 1884 and 1887. Munro was the first secretary of the Westport hospital board.

Barclay; Cycl. NZ, vi; Westport News, 28 Dec 1926.

Reference: Volume 2, page 57

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