J. B. Munro

John Baldwin Munro JP (born 1936), better known as J. B. Munro[1] was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

He represented the Invercargill electorate in Parliament from 1972 to 1975, when he was defeated by Norman Jones.[2]

He was raised as a foster child and at the age of nine was adopted into the Munro family.[1] His adoptive brother was Burt Munro, the New Zealand motorcycle racer of The World's Fastest Indian fame.

References

  1. ^ a b "John Baldwin Munro". Inclusion International. http://www.inclusion-international.org/about-us/governance/honorary-members/john-baldwin-munro/. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.