Mann was born at Port Bannatyne near Rothesay in Scotland, the son of Stewart Munn and Isabella Fisher, and came to St. John's in 1825. He worked there as a bookkeeper until 1833, when he moved to Harbour Grace and opened a business with Captain William Punton. The company became involved in the seal trade and shipbuilding. Munn married Naomi Munden in 1838. In the 1870s, Munn's company purchased Thomas Ridley's assets. He helped found the Union Bank and served as a director. He also owned the Harbour Grace Standard newspaper. Munn was named to the Legislative Council in 1855; he served until 1869. Munn died in England in 1879, in Southport, Lancashire. After his death, his company was taken over by his son, William Punton Munn, and nephew, Robert Stewart Munn. William Munn's son, John Shannon Munn (John Munn's grandson), was also prominent in Newfoundland business circles until his death in the wreck of the SS Florizel in 1918.
john, munn, newfoundland, politician, john, munn, 1807, september, 1879, scottish, born, merchant, political, figure, newfoundland, represented, conception, from, 1842, 1848, harbour, grace, from, 1869, 1873, newfoundland, labrador, house, assembly, conservati. John Munn 1807 September 29 1879 was a Scottish born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland He represented Conception Bay from 1842 to 1848 and Harbour Grace from 1869 to 1873 in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Conservative Mann was born at Port Bannatyne near Rothesay in Scotland the son of Stewart Munn and Isabella Fisher and came to St John s in 1825 He worked there as a bookkeeper until 1833 when he moved to Harbour Grace and opened a business with Captain William Punton The company became involved in the seal trade and shipbuilding Munn married Naomi Munden in 1838 In the 1870s Munn s company purchased Thomas Ridley s assets He helped found the Union Bank and served as a director He also owned the Harbour Grace Standard newspaper Munn was named to the Legislative Council in 1855 he served until 1869 Munn died in England in 1879 in Southport Lancashire After his death his company was taken over by his son William Punton Munn and nephew Robert Stewart Munn William Munn s son John Shannon Munn John Munn s grandson was also prominent in Newfoundland business circles until his death in the wreck of the SS Florizel in 1918 In 2016 John Munn was named a National Historic Person 1 References edit John Munn 1807 1879 Parks Canada backgrounder Feb 15 2016 Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine Wells Elizabeth A 1972 John Munn Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved 23 October 2009 nbsp nbsp This article about a Newfoundland and Labrador politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Munn Newfoundland politician amp oldid 1134959082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
