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David Monro (New Zealand politician)

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and declared elected unopposed. Monro remained Speaker until 1870, when he announced that he would step down. William Fox, who was once again Premier, failed to move the traditional vote of thanks.
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still remaining in New Zealand. At one time, the house had about 50 rooms. The building was registered on 25 November 1982 as Category II with
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to New Zealand, and Maria Georgiana Monro, who married the Scottish geologist, naturalist, and surgeon
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Monro married Dinah Secker on 7 May 1845 and they had five sons and two daughters, including
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Monro was knighted in 1866. He died at his home, Newstead (now known as Renwick House), in
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from his father's college in 1835. After first studying for a time in Paris, Berlin and
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was blocked by Fox. Monro nevertheless succeeded in re-entering Parliament through a
204:(27 March 1813 – 15 February 1877) was a New Zealand politician. He served as 984: 753: 843: 960: 923: 727: 593: 229: 994: 25: 1048: 936: 708: 276: 272: 637: 1011: 566: 507: 260: 180: 893: 296: 256: 94: 609:, the distinguished Scottish family that David Monro was descended from. 849: 233: 37: 545:. After the Fox government had been defeated, Monro resigned in 1873. 217: 122: 553: 1120:
Unsuccessful candidates in the 1871 New Zealand general election
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For some time, Monro leased Warwick House, at the time known as
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in 1849, but resigned after a dispute with Governor
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Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
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At the 482:In 1853, Monro was elected to the 16:New Zealand politician (1813–1877) 14: 1136: 1115:Scottish emigrants to New Zealand 778:. Nelson Photo News. 22 July 1967 776:"Historic Homes No 6 "Sunnyside"" 648:Ministry for Culture and Heritage 581:, with registration number 1618. 494:in 1858. 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Index

The Honourable
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Charles Clifford
Dillon Bell
Edinburgh
Nelson
Alexander Monro
Alexander Monro
Alexander Monro
Charles Monro
James Hector
Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Edinburgh
Alexander Monro
Edinburgh Medical College
Monro of Fyrish
clan Munro
Doctor of Medicine
Vienna
Nelson
Charles Monro
rugby union
James Hector
Wairau Affray
Alfred Domett
Premier
Willoughby Shortland
Governor
New Munster Province

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