Background
He was born around 1765 in Scotland.
He was born around 1765 in Scotland.
His surname was also sometimes spelled Munro. George Davison died in 1799, which left Monro and Bell the sole owners of the ironworks at Saint-Maurice. In 1804, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada for Saint-Maurice and generally supported the English party.
In 1807, Munro married Catherine MacKenzie, who was the sister of Mathew Bell"s wife.
He helped found the Quebec Committee of Trade in 1809. He also served in the local militia, becoming major in 1813.
Monro served as justice of the peace for Trois-Rivières and Quebec districts. Monro retired from the business in 1816, selling his share to Bell.
In 1817, he bought the seigneury of Champlain with Bell.
He was offered a seat on the Legislative Council in that same year but declined as he was planning to leave the province. He died at Bath in England in 1834. Monro"s daughter Margaret married Thomas Levett, Esq., of Wychnor Park, Staffordshire, in 1831, three years before Monro"s death.
He was a member of the management committee of the Union Company of Quebec, which operated the Union Hotel at Quebec.