Walter Chase Munroe

Notes:

Walter graduated from St. John's College in 1908 and later graduated from Cornell University School of Engineering. He served as a Reserve Lieutenant during World War I in Naval Civil Engineering Corps. He was Chief Engineer of the Anne Arundel County Sanitary Commission for 33 years and deserves the credit for turning Spa Creek from a cesspool into a beautiful body of water - a true ecologist ahead of his time. In 1941-1943, he was on load from the Sanitary Commission serving as Water and Sanitary Engineer for the contractor who built the U.S. Marine Corps Camp LeJeune, North Carolina and the U.S. Marine Corps Cherry Point Air Station in North Carolina.

Walter was a charter member of the Annapolis Rotary Club, a director of the Farmers National Bank, and a member of the South River Club.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Moore, Mary Jane - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 6.iii.

Family/Spouse: Lyda Joyce. Lyda was born on 9 Jan 1883; died on 27 May 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Notes:

James graduated from St. John's College in 1874 with a BA, and from the University of Maryland in Baltimore with a BL. He was later given the degree of Doctor of Law by the University and by Washington College. He began the practice of law in 1875 and at his death was dean of the local bar, having served several times as president of the County Bar Association. A Republican, he was first elected State's Attorney for the County in 1883 and later served two other terms. He was a member of the American Bar Association in addition to the State Association. He was a director and counsel of the Farmers National Bank and of the Annapolis Savings Institution. He was a Mason, a member of the South River Club, a former president of the Annapolitan Club, a member of the Maryland Historical Society, a former circuit vice president of the State Bar Association, and a member of St. Anne's Church.

James married Mary Adele "Mamie" Chase.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Moore, Mary Jane - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 5.ii., and note 8

James married Mary Adele Chase on 25 Feb 1885. Mary was born on 31 Aug 1860 in Of, New Orleans; died in Dec 1942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

It is believed that James graduated from St. John's College.

When he was still quite young, he served as a county commissioner of Anne Arundel County. He was elected Mayor of Annapolis in 1871 and again in 1873, serving 4 years. He was the first Republican mayor of Annapolis since the Civil War.

For 25 years, he served as superintendent of the First Methodist Church Sunday School and as a trustee and recording steward and treasurer of that church. At one time he was said to have been in business longer than any other merchant in Annapolis. He was in the dry goods trade for 47 consecutive years. He also was a long time member of the Board of Visitors and Governors of St. John's College. (Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep 1896)

When James suffered a stroke in about 1886, his son, Frank, quit law school in Baltimore and came home to manage the store.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Moore, Mary Jane - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 4.i., note 5, note 11

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

James married Matilda Rebecca Walters on 25 May 1862. Matilda was born on 26 Nov 1838 in Of, Gettysburg; died on 26 Feb 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Notes:

Grafton successively married two sisters.

Ref: Clan Munro files - Moore, Mary Jane - membership application

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 3.vi.

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

Grafton married Mary Anne Edwards on 20 Nov 1826 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA. Mary was born on 17 Jul 1800 in Of, Annapolis; died on 7 Sep 1854. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA