Emily Munroe McNair

Notes:

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 7.ii.

Emily married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Laurence married Emily Wickham Munroe on 1 Jun 1916. Emily (daughter of James Middleton Munroe and Mary Adele Chase) was born on 5 Oct 1891; died on 9 Nov 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Emily's husband, Laurance N. McNair, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1905. He commanded a destroyer in the English Channel during World War I, and received the Navy Cross. He commanded the USS Eeina Mercedes (a Spanish War trophy) station ship at the U.S. Naval Academy. He later commanded the USS Richmond (cruiser) and the USS Tennessee (battleship).

Laurance served as Naval Attache in Rome, Italy 1933-1936. In 1940-1941, he served as Captain of the Yard at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard and liason officer to the New York World Fair. In 1941, he returned to Rome as naval Attache and was taken prisoner upon the entry of the United States in World War II. He was released with the first exchange of diplomats in June 1942.

In 1942-1946, he served as Chief of the General Staff and Inspector at the Naval Mission in Lima, Peru and Inspector General of the Peruvian Navy. He continued living in Peru until 1956 when he moved to Coronado, California. After his wife, Emily, died in 1962, he went to Madrid, Spain, to be with his daughter, Jane, who was Secretary to the U.S. Ambassador to Spain. He died there in 1964.

References:

(1) Clan Munro files - Munroe, Frank A., Jr. - The Munroes of Annapolis -
undated - 6.iv., note 15

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]

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