Two sons (including George Monro b. 1831) and four daughters (including Amy Gordon Monro)
Occupation
Merchant
He was born in Scotland in 1801 and came to Niagara in Upper Canada with his parents. In 1814, he moved to York (Toronto) and entered the grocery business with his brother Jun Monro; he later struck out on his own sometime around 1824, becoming an importer and wholesaler. His business was regarded as one of the grandest mercantile businesses in town. The business was located on King Street and the building doubled as a residence and store.[1] In 1830 he was one of the founding directors of the Home District Savings Bank of Toronto along with notable local figures like William Warren Baldwin, Jesse Ketchum and A.T. Wood.
He was elected to city council in 1834 and served as mayor in 1841. He served as a captain in the local militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion. Monro ran unsuccessfully for the legislative assembly in the same year. In 1844, he was defeated by James Edward Small in the 3rd riding of York but was declared elected when Small was disqualified. He was defeated in the next general election in 1848 and he retired from business around 1856.
Munro's farm, Painted Post Farm, was 25 acres property in The Beaches area acquired by George Monro. A 6-10 acres parcel was leased out by the Monro family following the ex-Mayor's death and turned into an amusement park that existed from 1896 to 1906. The park was run by Toronto Railway Company until the lease expired. The site has since become a residential area and areas along the lake are now part of the Beaches Park.[2] It was one of three nearby amusement parks, nearby Victoria Park also closed in 1906.[3]
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External linksEdit
Davidson, R.I.K. (1972). "Munro, George". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. X (1871–1880) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
October 15, 2023
george, monro, politician, other, people, with, same, name, george, monro, disambiguation, george, monro, 1801, january, 1878, businessman, political, figure, upper, canada, canada, west, also, member, orange, order, canada, george, monro6th, mayor, torontoin,. For other people with the same name see George Monro disambiguation George Monro 1801 January 5 1878 was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada Canada West He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada George Monro6th Mayor of TorontoIn office 1841 1841Preceded byJohn PowellSucceeded byHenry SherwoodPersonal detailsBorn1801ScotlandDiedJanuary 5 1878 aged 76 77 Toronto OntarioSpouse s Christine Fisher m 1822RelationsJohn Monro brotherChildrenTwo sons including George Monro b 1831 and four daughters including Amy Gordon Monro OccupationMerchantHe was born in Scotland in 1801 and came to Niagara in Upper Canada with his parents In 1814 he moved to York Toronto and entered the grocery business with his brother Jun Monro he later struck out on his own sometime around 1824 becoming an importer and wholesaler His business was regarded as one of the grandest mercantile businesses in town The business was located on King Street and the building doubled as a residence and store 1 In 1830 he was one of the founding directors of the Home District Savings Bank of Toronto along with notable local figures like William Warren Baldwin Jesse Ketchum and A T Wood He was elected to city council in 1834 and served as mayor in 1841 He served as a captain in the local militia during the Upper Canada Rebellion Monro ran unsuccessfully for the legislative assembly in the same year In 1844 he was defeated by James Edward Small in the 3rd riding of York but was declared elected when Small was disqualified He was defeated in the next general election in 1848 and he retired from business around 1856 He died in Toronto in 1878 Contents 1 Munro Park 2 Personal 3 References 4 External linksMunro Park EditMunro s farm Painted Post Farm was 25 acres property in The Beaches area acquired by George Monro A 6 10 acres parcel was leased out by the Monro family following the ex Mayor s death and turned into an amusement park that existed from 1896 to 1906 The park was run by Toronto Railway Company until the lease expired The site has since become a residential area and areas along the lake are now part of the Beaches Park 2 It was one of three nearby amusement parks nearby Victoria Park also closed in 1906 3 Personal EditMonro s grandson Neville Fisher Monro married Ethel Muriel Gooderham great grand daughter of Gooderham and Worts s William Gooderham Sr References Edit Peppiatt Liam Chapter 13A A Once Great Mercantile Row Robertson s Landmarks of Toronto Revisited Archived from the original on 2015 07 06 Retrieved 2015 07 08 CEC Closed Canadian Parks Munro Park cec chebucto org Archived from the original on 2003 10 17 CEC Closed Canadian Parks Victoria Park Scarboro cec chebucto org Archived from the original on 2003 10 22 External links EditDavidson R I K 1972 Munro George In Hayne David ed Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol X 1871 1880 online ed University of Toronto Press City of Toronto biographies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Monro politician amp oldid 1157115541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
