Elgin Albert Munro (11 October 1874 – 17 June 1931) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in Iroquois, Ontario, and became a farmer. He was elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1921 general election. After serving his only federal term, the

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, Munro was defeated by

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of the

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in the 1925 federal election.

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* 1874 births 1931 deaths Farmers from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{BritishColumbia-MP-stub