Sir Thomas Munro GBE (10 June 1866 – 11 April 1923) was a Scottish solicitor, county council clerk and public servant.

Munro was born in Tain, Ross-shire, the son of a solicitor. He was educated at Milne's Institution, Fochabers, and the University of Edinburgh, and then qualified as a solicitor himself. He later became clerk to Lanarkshire County Council.

Thomas Munro (solicitor)

He served as one of the Commissioners on the Dilution of Labour on the Clyde, and in consequence was in August 1917 appointed Chief Labour Adviser to the Ministry of Munitions. In February 1919, although asked to stay, he resigned from government service and returned to Lanarkshire County Council, where he remained until his death.

Thomas Munro (solicitor)

Munro was knighted in 1914 for his services to Lanarkshire. For his wartime services he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1917 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 1920 civilian war honours.

Thomas Munro (solicitor)

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Obituary, The Times, 12 April 1923

1866 births

1923 deaths

People from Ross and Cromarty

Alumni of the University of Edinburgh

Scottish solicitors

Civil servants in the Ministry of Munitions

Local government officers in Scotland

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Knights Bachelor

Lawyers awarded knighthoods

Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire