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Sir. Thomas Munro's Statue, Madras (MacLeod, p.124, 1871) [2] Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet KCB (27 May 1761 – 6 July 1827) was a Scottish soldier and British colonial administrator. He served as an East India Company Army officer and statesman, in addition to also being the governor of Madras Presidency.
Coat of arms of Sir Thomas Munro, showing above the Munro Eagle an Indian hill fort and underneath it the name Badamy, a fort Sir Thomas captured in 1818 The Munro baronetcy , of Lindertis in the County of Forfar , was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 August 1825 for the soldier and colonial administrator Thomas Munro .
The statue of Thomas Munro is an equestrian statue of Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet, Major-General in the British Army and Governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827, located in the city of Chennai, India. The bronze statue sculpted by Francis Chantrey in the United Kingdom in 1834 and shipped to Madras in 1839, is one of the popular landmarks in Chennai.
Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, 4th Baronet (16 October 1856 – 19 March 1919), was a British mountaineer best known for his list of mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), known as Munros. [1] Born in London, Munro was the fifth child of Sir Campbell Munro, 3rd Baronet , and also a grandson of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet of ...
There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Munro, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Munro baronets of Foulis (1634) , succeeded from 1954 by the baronets of Foulis-Obsdale
Sir Hector Munro, 8th of Novar (1726–1805), Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet of Lindertis (1761 to 1827) and John Munro, 9th of Teaninich (b.1778) were Scottish Generals in the British Army who had great success in India. James Munro (VC) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Crimean War. Mountaineering
Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet (1761–1827) was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. Thomas Munro may also refer to: Thomas Munro (solicitor) (1866–1923), Scottish solicitor, county council clerk and public servant; Thomas Munro (art historian) (1897–1974), American philosopher of art and professor of art history
An equestrian statue of Sir Thomas Munro, popularly known as "His Stirrupless Majesty", is located on the island. [1] The Madras Gymkhana Club and Pallavan Illam, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) , Chennai are also located here.