, ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁Quebec ▁City ▁in ▁, ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁ship builder . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Montreal , ▁where ▁he ▁manufact ured ▁ships ▁for ▁the ▁government . ▁He ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁ship building ▁business ▁at ▁Quebec ▁in ▁. ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁that ▁he ▁built ▁were ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Britain ▁for ▁sale . ▁M unn , ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁craft s man , ▁also ▁trained ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ship build ers . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁found ▁Queen ' s ▁College ▁at ▁King ston . ▁ ▁In ▁, ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Lower ▁Canada ▁for ▁the ▁Lower ▁Town ▁of ▁Quebec ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁after ▁George ▁Van fel son ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁for ▁Quebec ▁from ▁. ▁In ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁he ▁built ▁steam ships ▁for ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Line ▁of ▁Ste am ers ; ▁when ▁this ▁company ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁pay , ▁M unn ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁back ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁ships . ▁Because ▁he ▁had ▁borrow ed ▁heavily ▁from ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁to ▁fin ance ▁their ▁construction , ▁this ▁left ▁M unn ▁in ▁a ▁bad ▁financial ▁position ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁his ▁ship yard ▁and ▁other ▁properties . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Quebec ▁in ▁, ▁where ▁a ▁small ▁park ▁bear ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁Saint - R och ▁neighbourhood . ▁It ▁contains ▁a ▁sculpt