Monro to the Legislative Council was blocked by Fox. Monro nevertheless succeeded in re-entering Parliament through a 1872 by-election in Waikouaiti. After the Fox government had been defeated, Monro resigned in 1873. Life outside politics For some time, Monro leased Warwick House, at the time known as Sunnyside. The house was built for Arthur Fell (father of Charles Fell) in 1854 by builder David Goodall. When Fell returned to England, Monro leased the house. Later, the house was bought by Nathaniel Edwards. The building at 64 Brougham Street in Nelson is one of the finest and largest examples of early Victorian Gothic Revivalism still remaining in New Zealand. At one time, the house had about 50 rooms. The building was registered on 25 November 1982 as Category II with Heritage New Zealand, with registration number 1618. Monro was knighted in 1866. He died at his home, Newstead (now known as Renwick House), in Nelson, New Zealand, on 15 February 1877. The perennial herb endemic to New Zealand Myosotis monroi is named after him. See also Munro of Auchinbowie, the distinguished Scottish family that David Monro was descended from. References Sources "The Monros of Auchinbowie and Cognate Families". By John Alexander Inglis. Edinburgh. Printed privately by T and A Constable. Printers to His Majesty. 1911. |- 1813 births 1877 deaths Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives Speakers of the New Zealand House of Representatives Members of the Nelson Provincial Council Politicians from Edinburgh New Zealand Knights Bachelor 19th-century New Zealand medical doctors New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 19th-century Scottish medical doctors 19th-century Scottish people Scottish emigrants to New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1871 New Zealand general election David New Zealand politicians awarded knighthoods