He was the son of Nathan Munro (1791–1839) and Cynthia (Champlin) Munro (1796–1877). He was born in that part of the
Town of Camillus which was separated in 1829 as the
Town of Elbridge, in
Onondaga County, New York. In 1837, he became a clerk in a store in
Auburn, and in 1840, he opened his own store in the
Village of Elbridge. In 1846, he married Julia Townsend (1824–1906), daughter of Mayor of Albany
John Townsend (1783–1854), and granddaughter of Chief Justice
Ambrose Spencer (1765–1848). The Munroes traveled for a year around
Europe, upon their return settled in
Syracuse, and had ten children. In Syracuse, Munroe engaged in milling, manufacturing and banking. He was President of the Onondaga County Savings Bank; and Vice President of the
Oswego and Syracuse Railroad. He was
Mayor of Syracuse in 1854; Engineer-in-Chief of the State Militia from September 1857 until the end of 1858; a member of the
New York State Senate (22nd D.) from 1860 to 1863, sitting in the
83rd,
84th,
85th and
86th New York State Legislatures; and a member of the
New York State Assembly (Onondaga Co., 1st D.) in
1876. He died at Syracuse, and was buried at the
Oakwood Cemetery there. State Senator
James Munroe (1815–1869) was his brother; Assemblyman
Squire Manro (1757–1835) was his grandfather. ==Sources==