MONRO, Sir David (4 son of the preceding). b. 1813; educ. Edinb. acad. and univ.; an early settler in Nelson, New Zealand under the N.Z. co.; member of legislative council of province of New Munster 1849; member of the first general assembly of N.Z. 24 May 1854 to 1866; member for Cheviot 1866–70, for Waikonati 1870; speaker of house of representatives 1861 and 1862 and 1866–70; knighted by patent 10 Feb. 1866; the first person unseated on an election petition in N.Z. 1871; studied medicine in Paris, Berlin and Vienna 1866, M.D. d. Newstead near Nelson, New Zealand 17 Feb. 1877. G. W. Rusden’s History of New Zealand, iii 7–8 (1883).
MONRO, Edward (eld. son of Edward Thomas Monro, M.D. 1790–1856). b. Gower st. London 1815; ed. at Harrow and Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1836, M.A. 1839; P.C. of Harrow Weald, Middlesex 1842–60; V. of St. John’s, Leeds 1860 to death; select preacher at Oxford 1862; established a college for boys called the College of St. Andrews at Harrow Weald; author of The Combatants, an allegory 1848; The dark river 1850; The parish 1853, a poem; Daily studies during Lent 1856; Practical sermons on the characters of the old testament 3 vols. 1855–8; Parochial lectures on English poetry 1856 and 30 other books. d. St. John’s vicarage, Leeds 13 Dec. 1866. bur. Harrow Weald churchyard 20 Dec.
MONRO, Edward Thomas (son of Thomas Monro of Bloomsbury, London, F.R.C.P.) b. London 1794; ed. at Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1809, M.A. 1810, M.B. 1811, M.D. 1814; candidate of college of physicians 22 Dec. 1815, fellow 23 Dec. 1816, censor 1819, 1829 and 1837, Harveian orator 1834, consiliarius 1837, 1846 and 1852, elect 30 Sep. 1842, treasurer 25 June 1845 to 1854; physician to Bethlehem hospital. d. Bushy, Herts. 25 Jany. 1856. Munk’s College of physicians, iii 153 (1878).
MONRO, Henry (brother of Edward Monro 1815–66). b. 1817; ed. at Harrow and Oriel coll. Oxf., B.A. 1839, M.B. 1844, M.D. 1863; studied at St. Bartholomew’s hospital; M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. 1848, censor 1861–3, councillor 1864–5 and 1875–7; physician to Bethlehem hospital 1848; founded the House of Charity in Rose st. Soho 1846; physician to St. Luke’s hospital 1855–82; president of Medical psychological association 1864; painted his own portrait and that of his father and presented them to royal college of physicians; author of A treatise on stammering 1849; Remarks on insanity, its nature and treatment 1850; On improving the condition of the insane 1851; Articles on reform in private asylums 1852. d. 14 Upper Wimpole st. London 18 May 1891. Memoir of H. Monro, by rev. Canon W. Foxley Norris, privately printed; Journal of mental science July 1891 pp. 496–7.
MONROE, Mary. b. Derbyshire 1 Feb. 1795; one of the greatest travellers of her time; passed Easter week in Rome as the guest of the Pope 1830; a friend of the marquis de Lafayette; was twice a guest of sir Walter Scott; a friend of the duchess of Kent; travelled 20 weeks in Great Britain and Ireland investigating the condition of the working classes 1865; m. an officer in the customs service of the United States. d. New York 15 Sep. 1893.
MONSELL, Harriet (dau. of sir Edward O’Brien, 4 baronet, of Dromoland, co. Clare 1773–1837). b. Dromoland 1812; a sister of mercy 29 May 1851; superior of house of mercy at Clewer 30 Nov. 1852, resigned 1875, known afterwards as the Community of St. John the Baptist, planted its first mission in London 1860, it numbered in 1883 over 200 sisters in England, America and India; the chief mover in building St. Andrew’s convalescent hospital, Clewer 1865; m. 21 Sep. 1839 rev. Charles Henry Monsell (3 son of Thomas Bewley Monsell, archdeacon of Derry, d. 1846) b. 12 June 1815, prebendary of Aghadoe 1840, he d. Naples 29 Jany. 1851. She d. The Hermitage, Folkestone 25 March 1883. T. T. Carter’s Harriet Monsell, a memoir (1884), portrait.
MONSELL, John Samuel Bewley (2 son of Thomas Bewley Monsell, archdeacon of Derry, d. 20 Nov. 1846). b. St. Columb’s, Derry 2 March 1811; ed. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1832, LL.B. and LL.D. 1856; chaplain to bishop Mant; R. of Dunaghy, Ramoan, co. Antrim; chancellor of diocese of Connor 14 April 1847 to 1853; V. of Egham, Surrey 1853–70; hon. chaplain to the queen 27 Dec. 1872 to death; R. of St. Nicholas, Guildford 1870 to death; rural dean of Emley 1871; wrote many popular hymns, among others God is love, that anthem olden, and Sing to the Lord a joyful song; author of Hymns and miscellaneous poems. Dublin 1837; Parish musings in verse 1850, new ed. 1871; His presence not his memory 1855, poems, 8 ed. 1881; Spiritual songs for the Sundays and holydays 1857, 6 ed. 1875; The passing bell and other poems 1867, 2 ed. 1869; Nursery Carols 1873, and 20 other books. d. in consequence of a fall from the roof of his church which was rebuilding, St. Nicholas rectory, Guildford 9 April 1875. Julian’s Dictionary of hymnology (1892) 762; D. J. O’Donoghue’s Poets of Ireland (1892) 164; Wilson’s Singers and songs of the church (1869) 515.
MONSON, William John Monson, 6 Baron (only child of col. the hon. Wm. Monson 1760–1807). b. Tangore, Madras 14 May 1796; ed. at Ch. Ch. Oxf.; B.A. 1817, M.A. 1820; F.S.A. 12 Feb. 1818; succeeded his cousin as 6 Baron 7 Oct. 1841; a frequent correspondent of Notes and Queries; author of Extracts from a journal [of tours in Istria, Dalmatia, Sicily, Malta and Calabria] 1820. d. Great western hotel, Paddington, London 17 Dec. 1862. bur. in family vault at South Carlton 24 Dec. G.M. xiv 234 (1863).
MONTAGU, Basil (2 natural son of John Montagu, 4 earl of Sandwich 1718–92, by Martha Ray). b. 24 April 1770; brought up at Hinchinbrook, Hunts.; ed. at Charterhouse and Christ’s coll. Camb., 6th wrangler 1790; B.A. 1790, M.A. 1793; resided at Cambridge till 1795; barrister Gray’s Inn 19 May 1798; a comr. in bankruptcy 1806; founded the Society for the diffusion of knowledge upon the punishment of death 1809; K.C. June 1835; accountant general in bankruptcy 1836 to 1846, established liability of bank of England to pay interest on bankruptcy deposits; author of A summary of the law of set off 1801, 2 ed. 1828; A digest of the bankrupt laws 4 vols. 1805–7, 2 ed. 1819; A digest of the law of partnership 2 vols. 1815, 2 ed. 1822 and about 50 other works; edited The works of Francis Bacon 16 vols. 1825–34; author with W. Scrope Ayrton of Reports of cases in bankruptcy 1833–8. 3 vols. 1834–9, and of The law and practice in bankruptcy 2 vols. 1837, 2 ed. 1844; with Richard Bligh of Reports of cases in bankruptcy 1832–3. 1835; with Edward Chitty of Reports of cases in bankruptcy 1838–40. 1840; with E. C. Deacon and J. De Gex of Reports of cases in bankruptcy 1840–44. 3 vols. 1842–5. d. Boulogne, France 27 Nov. 1851. H. Gunning’s Reminiscences of Cambridge, i 141–47 (1855); Georgian Era, ii 551 (1833); G.M. xxxvii 410–3 (1852).
MONTAGU, James. b. 10 April 1791; entered navy 1803, captain 17 July 1824, retired admiral 30 Nov. 1863. d. Marlborough 9 March 1868.