Dr. Thomas Monro

1759 - 1833  (74 years)

• Name	Thomas Monro  [1]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1759	London, , Greater London, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 May 1833	Bushey, Middlesex, England
  Buried	Churchyard, Bushey, Middlesex, England
  Person ID	I37655	Munro
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	John Monro, Of Fyrish, Contu,   b. 16 Nov 1715, Greenwich ,   d. 27 Dec 1791, Hadley, Middlesex, England  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Culling Smith,   b. Est 1717,   d. 7 Nov 1802  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1753	St. Michael's Ch, Cornhill
  Family ID	F12848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Woodcock,   b. Est 1761,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1788
  Children	+ 1. Edward Thomas Monro,   b. Nov 1789,   d. 25 Jan 1856  (Age ~ 66 years)   2. Henry Monro,   b. 30 Aug 1791, London, , Greater London, England ,   d. 5 Mar 1814  (Age 22 years)   3. Sarah Monro,   b. Abt 1793,   d. 1880  (Age ~ 87 years)   4. Theodore Monro,   b. 25 Dec 1796,   d. Infant + 5. Robert Monro,   b. 10 Feb 1799,   d. 1 Dec 1857  (Age 58 years)   6. John Monro,   b. 6 Jun 1801,   d. 1880  (Age 78 years) + 7. Alexander Monro,   b. 14 Jun 1802,   d. 1844  (Age 41 years)   8. Hannah Monro,   b. Abt 1804,   d. Infant
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F12881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas received his early education at Stanmore, Middlesex, under Dr. Parr, and at Harrow. He entered Oriel College, Oxford, where he received his B.A. on 4 Dec 1780, M.A. on 15 Jul 1783, B.M. on 14 Jan 1785, and M.D. on 24 May 1787. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians on 19 Apr 1791, was Censor in 1792, 1799 and 1812, Harveian Orator in 1799, and was named Elect on 28 Nov 1811. On 19 Jul 1787, he was appointed Assistant Physician of Bethlehem Hospital and became Principal Physician on 2 Feb 1792, succeeding his father in that post. He was Principal Physican until Jun 1816 when he resigned in favor of his son, Dr. Edward Thomas Monro. Soon after resigning, he retired from the practice of his profession Thomas was a devoted admirer of the fine arts, and the patron of Joseph M. W. Turner, the celebrated English landscape painter, William Hunt, the eminent water-color artist, and others almost equally distinguished. John Ruskin, the great art critic and author, says in his "Notes" on Turner, dated Mar 1878, that "his true master was Dr. Monro; to the practical teaching of that first patron, and the wise simplicity of method of water-color study, in which he was disciplined by him and companioned by Giston, the healthy and constant development of the greater power is primarily to be attributed; the greatness of the power itself, it is impossible to overestimate." Thomas attended King George III during his last illness. ********** The following is a transcription of RW "Billy" Munro's genealogy notes: [Alexander Monro] «i»Sixth son of Dr. Thomas Monro (of Fyrish branch); born 14 June 1802; educated at Harrow and Oxford at Gretna and later in London, died 1844; married first Harriet Withy with issue - Alexander Donald (born 1822); married second Lucy Agnew with issue - William Agnew (born 1830), Hector Francis (born 1836), Edward Hebert (born 1842), Lucy Margaret, Janet Phyllis (married Rev. Charles Legeyt), and Charlotte Catherine; his widow died 1865. Mackenzie pp. 449-50. Information from Hector A.V. Monro (1962) - great, great grandson. Gent Mag. (1822); i 82 . "Descendants of Dr. Thomas" (1967). "Dr. T. Monro and Monro Academy" (V&A, 1976) esp 8, 13. «/i»********** References: (1) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 443, 447-448, 450 ----- Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S668] RW Munro's Genealogy Database, Robert William Munro, (The collected genealogy notes of RW Munro, Hon. Historian of Clan Munro (Association) edited by Dr. Jean Munro, transcribed by Charles C. Munroe, III and others. Transcription completed Jan 2009. Original card file is kept at the "Storehouse of Foulis" near Foulis Castle in Scotland.), card 88 (Reliability: 3).