Colonel Sir Hector Munro (1848–1935) was a Scottish chief and military officer.
Sir Hector Munro was the 32nd Chief of the Scottish Highland Clan Munro, 29th Baron and 11th Baronet of Foulis.[1]
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Sir Hector Munro was born on the 13th September 1848 and was educated at the Academy and University of Edinburgh.[1] He received his commission as Captain in the Ross-shire Militia, which later became the British Army's Third Battalion Seaforth Highlanders on the 31st January 1871.[1] He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the 25th of March 1885.[1]
Sir Hector Munro was Vice-Convener of the county of Ross and Cromarty, chairman of the Mid Ross District, in which his own estate was situated, for many years of the School Board of his parish and was a D.L and J.P for Ross-shire.[1]
Sir Hector Munro was also an enthusiastic Freemason. He was for several years Master of the Fingal Lodge in Dingwall.[1] In 1890 he became Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Ross and Cromarty.[1]
Sir Hector was also aide-de-camp to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and George V of the United Kingdom.
He married on the 7th April 1880, Margaret Violet, eldest daughter of John Stirling of Fairburn and 17 Ennismore Gardens, London. With issure:[1]
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Kenneth Mackenzie |
Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty 1899–1935 |
Succeeded by Sir Hector Mackenzie |
| Baronetage of Nova Scotia | ||
| Preceded by Charles Munro |
Baronet (of Foulis-Obsdale) 1888–1935 |
Succeeded by George Munro |