Duncan Paul Munro was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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. He represented Wellington South

Wellington South (provincial electoral district)

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 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1931 to 1934 as a Liberal

Ontario Liberal Party

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He was born in Manitoba

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, the son of a minister in the Disciples of Christ Church

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, and came to Hamilton

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 with his family. Munro moved to Guelph

Guelph

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 just before World War I

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. He served with the 29th Battery during the war. After the war, Munro studied at Os­goode Hall

Osgoode Hall Law School

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 and joined a law firm in Guelph. He was elected to the assembly in an 1931 by-election held following the death of Lincoln Goldie

Lincoln Goldie

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. Munro died in office as the result of an automobile accident while travelling between Hamilton and Toronto.