David Monro
Date of Birth
27 Mar 1813
Date of Death
15 Feb 1877
Place of Birth
Place of Death
Biography
Sir David Monro was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 27 March 1813. He arrived in Nelson on the Ariel, arriving in March 1842. Trained as a doctor, Monro was at first a pastoralist and maintained his intellectual interests through the Nelson Literary and Scientific Institution where he was elected president on September 4th 1843 at the first Annual General Meeting. Monro's career in government began in Nelson that same year. See full biography at https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1m48/monro-david.
