The following was posted to an Australian list and might well be of interest to someone here: | from Grolier Encyclopaedia under heading MUNRO | | James (1832-1908) Premier of Victoria, was born in a village in | Sutherlandshire, Scotland on 7.1.1832. At the age of 16 he obtained | employment as a printer and he followed the same trade after | emigrating to Melbourne in 1858. Seven years later he founded the | Victorian Permanent Building Society of which he was manager for 17 | years. | In 1874 he was elected to represent North Melbourne in the Leg. | Assembly, and in the next year briefly held the office as Minister of | Public Instruction. Subsequently he founded two banks and in the boom | year of 1888 he was reputed to have been a millionaire. In 1890 he | visited England and raised a large amount of capital for is various | companies. On the strength of his reputation as a financier he ousted | the GILLES Gov. and in November 1890 he became Premier and Treasurer. | Two years later he resigned to become Agent-General for Victoria in | London. As a result of the banking crisis he was recalled in 1893, | and replaced by GILLES. Of his varied foundations, only the Victorian | Permanent Building Society survived the crises. He found himself | financially ruined and retired from public life. | Munro rep. Victoria at the Federal Convention of 1891, but otherwise | did not take a leading part in the Federation campaign. He always | showed interest in the temperance movement and was a force in the | Caledonian Society of Melbourne, of which he was president in 1884 and | 1886-7. He died on 25th Feb. 1908. He married in 1853 Jane | Macdonald, and had a family of four sons and three daughters. | | VICTORIAN MINISTRIES | No. 24 - J. MUNRO 5th Nov. 1890 to 16th Feb 1892. | and from another posting on the same subject: > the Victorian Govt "The Story of the Century 1851-1951" edited by > E.A. Doyle > and in appendix II > > James Munro 5th Nov 1890 to 16 Feb 1892. > > In a chapter on "The rise of labour" page 194, James Munro is mentioned and > there is a portrait of him on the same page > "It is noteworthy that Mr James Munro, leader of the Opposition in the > Legislative Assembly, early in 1890, and ambitious for office, was avowedly > sympathetic to industrial unionism." > > > > if you can get "Victoria A History" by Don Garden where there are several > references to Munro, eg > " Munro was a Scottish-born Presbyterian, a temperance advocate and > sabbatarian wowser. He was also one of the largest land boomers, numbering > among his companies the Federal Bank, the Federal Building Society..." > > With that description,you will need to look at the daring "Land Boomers" by > Michael Cannon, where Munro has many page references. > .....................................

I would dearly love to claim this James as my elusive family member but, alas, the James MUNRO I seek was born in 1825. Lizzi ----- Original Message ----- From: Lyndall <lyfrah@goldweb.com.au> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:28 PM Subject: Fw: [A.G.R. ] Fw: James Munro Premier Vic > The following was posted to an Australian list and might well be of interest > to someone here: > > | from Grolier Encyclopaedia under heading MUNRO > | > | James (1832-1908) Premier of Victoria, was born in a village in > | Sutherlandshire, Scotland on 7.1.1832. At the age of 16 he obtained > | employment as a printer and he followed the same trade after > | emigrating to Melbourne in 1858. Seven years later he founded the > | Victorian Permanent Building Society of which he was manager for 17 > | years. > | In 1874 he was elected to represent North Melbourne in the Leg. > | Assembly, and in the next year briefly held the office as Minister of > | Public Instruction. Subsequently he founded two banks and in the boom > | year of 1888 he was reputed to have been a millionaire. In 1890 he > | visited England and raised a large amount of capital for is various > | companies. On the strength of his reputation as a financier he ousted > | the GILLES Gov. and in November 1890 he became Premier and Treasurer. > | Two years later he resigned to become Agent-General for Victoria in > | London. As a result of the banking crisis he was recalled in 1893, > | and replaced by GILLES. Of his varied foundations, only the Victorian > | Permanent Building Society survived the crises. He found himself > | financially ruined and retired from public life. > | Munro rep. Victoria at the Federal Convention of 1891, but otherwise > | did not take a leading part in the Federation campaign. He always > | showed interest in the temperance movement and was a force in the > | Caledonian Society of Melbourne, of which he was president in 1884 and > | 1886-7. He died on 25th Feb. 1908. He married in 1853 Jane > | Macdonald, and had a family of four sons and three daughters. > | > | VICTORIAN MINISTRIES > | No. 24 - J. MUNRO 5th Nov. 1890 to 16th Feb 1892. > | > > and from another posting on the same subject: > > > the Victorian Govt "The Story of the Century 1851-1951" edited by > > E.A. Doyle > > and in appendix II > > > > James Munro 5th Nov 1890 to 16 Feb 1892. > > > > In a chapter on "The rise of labour" page 194, James Munro is mentioned > and > > there is a portrait of him on the same page > > "It is noteworthy that Mr James Munro, leader of the Opposition in the > > Legislative Assembly, early in 1890, and ambitious for office, was > avowedly > > sympathetic to industrial unionism." > > > > > > > > if you can get "Victoria A History" by Don Garden where there are several > > references to Munro, eg > > " Munro was a Scottish-born Presbyterian, a temperance advocate and > > sabbatarian wowser. He was also one of the largest land boomers, numbering > > among his companies the Federal Bank, the Federal Building Society..." > > > > With that description,you will need to look at the daring "Land Boomers" > by > > Michael Cannon, where Munro has many page references. > > > ..................................... > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

Hi Taken me a while but I think I have found the birth of the James Munro who became Premier of Victoria, Australia. He was christened in Dornoch on 13th January 1832, son of Hector Munro and Sarah Mann. His siblings were: Mary, born 17th November 1817; Hector, born 11th July 1819; Donald, born 3rd August 1821; William, born 16th May 1824 and Betsy, born 1833. Does anyone know if James Munro married and had children? Did he use Hector or Sarah for children's names? Like Lyndall would be lovely if someone could 'claim' him! Christine Highland Hearts http://www.highlandhearts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Lyndall [mailto:lyfrah@goldweb.com.au] Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 1:29 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Fw: [A.G.R. ] Fw: James Munro Premier Vic The following was posted to an Australian list and might well be of interest to someone here: | from Grolier Encyclopaedia under heading MUNRO | | James (1832-1908) Premier of Victoria, was born in a village in | Sutherlandshire, Scotland on 7.1.1832. At the age of 16 he obtained | employment as a printer and he followed the same trade after | emigrating to Melbourne in 1858. Seven years later he founded the | Victorian Permanent Building Society of which he was manager for 17 | years. | In 1874 he was elected to represent North Melbourne in the Leg. | Assembly, and in the next year briefly held the office as Minister of | Public Instruction. Subsequently he founded two banks and in the boom | year of 1888 he was reputed to have been a millionaire. In 1890 he | visited England and raised a large amount of capital for is various | companies. On the strength of his reputation as a financier he ousted | the GILLES Gov. and in November 1890 he became Premier and Treasurer. | Two years later he resigned to become Agent-General for Victoria in | London. As a result of the banking crisis he was recalled in 1893, | and replaced by GILLES. Of his varied foundations, only the Victorian | Permanent Building Society survived the crises. He found himself | financially ruined and retired from public life. | Munro rep. Victoria at the Federal Convention of 1891, but otherwise | did not take a leading part in the Federation campaign. He always | showed interest in the temperance movement and was a force in the | Caledonian Society of Melbourne, of which he was president in 1884 and | 1886-7. He died on 25th Feb. 1908. He married in 1853 Jane | Macdonald, and had a family of four sons and three daughters. | | VICTORIAN MINISTRIES | No. 24 - J. MUNRO 5th Nov. 1890 to 16th Feb 1892. | and from another posting on the same subject: > the Victorian Govt "The Story of the Century 1851-1951" edited by > E.A. Doyle > and in appendix II > > James Munro 5th Nov 1890 to 16 Feb 1892. > > In a chapter on "The rise of labour" page 194, James Munro is mentioned and > there is a portrait of him on the same page > "It is noteworthy that Mr James Munro, leader of the Opposition in the > Legislative Assembly, early in 1890, and ambitious for office, was avowedly > sympathetic to industrial unionism." > > > > if you can get "Victoria A History" by Don Garden where there are several > references to Munro, eg > " Munro was a Scottish-born Presbyterian, a temperance advocate and > sabbatarian wowser. He was also one of the largest land boomers, numbering > among his companies the Federal Bank, the Federal Building Society..." > > With that description,you will need to look at the daring "Land Boomers" by > Michael Cannon, where Munro has many page references. > ..................................... ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01