Walter Stanley Monroe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Walter Stanley Monroe

Newfoundland politician

Date of Birth: 14-May-1871

Place of Birth: Ireland

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1952

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Walter Stanley Monroe

  • Walter Stanley Monroe (May 14, 1871 – October 6, 1952) was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party. He was born in Ireland in 1871, the first son of John Monroe, a distinguished lawyer who became Solicitor-General for Ireland, and his wife Elizabeth Moule.
  • He was educated at the Harrow School, England.
  • He emigrated to Newfoundland to join his uncle, Moses Monroe, at the age of 17 in 1888.Monroe was a successful businessman who briefly served in the government of William Warren.
  • He emerged from the political crisis that destroyed the governments of Sir Richard Squires and William Warren as leader of a new party, the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party, which had been cobbled together by Warren and the opposition Conservatives after Warren's government fell.
  • The party was essentially a conservative party and swept to power in the 1924 election, weeks after it was formed. The Monroe government saw a successful settlement of the Labrador boundary dispute with Quebec after Newfoundland successfully argued its case at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
  • As Prime Minister, one of his first moves in power was to abolish the personal income tax, and to reduce corporate taxes paid by banks.
  • His government introduced a franchise bill to the legislature in 1925, where it passed unanimously on March 9, and became law on April 13, 1925.
  • Now, women were allowed to vote in elections for the first time.
  • Monroe returned to private life and resigned on August 15, 1928 passing the leadership of the party to his cousin Frederick C.
  • Alderdice who became the new Prime Minister.
  • In 1929, Mr.
  • Monroe was made a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland.

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