On August 14, 1796 as Thomas Munroe, he married Frances Whetcroft at Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Daily National Intelligencer
Thursday, April 15, 1852
Deaths
Yesterday morning, after a lingering illness, Thomas Munroe Esq., in the 81st year of his age, the oldest as well as one of the most respectable of the residents of Washington. Mr. Munroe, was one of the earliest Commissioners of this city during the Administration of President Washington and after the removal of the seat of Government hitherto, in 1800, he was appointed Postmaster for this city, which office he filled until the year 1829. His Funeral will take place this afternoon at X o’clock, from his late residence on Pennsylvania Avenue West.
Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, [15 June 1802], Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-37-02-0492. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 37, 4 March–30 June 1802, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, pp. 603–604.]
Thomas Munroe (1771–1852), son of Annapolis merchant William Munroe, settled in the District of Columbia around 1791. He held the office of postmaster for the city of Washington from 1799 to 1829. He served as clerk for the District of Columbia Commissioners, before the dissolution of the board. Reposing Special Trust and Confidence in his Integrity, Skill and Diligence, Thomas Jefferson signed a commission, dated June 2, 1802, appointing Munroe superintendent of the city of Washington, the new office created by Congress. The superintendent was to be appointed by and under the control of the president. Munroe remained in the position until 1815. He was also actively involved in the financial, business and cultural affairs of the city. He became a founding trustee of the Washington public school system in 1805 and was one of the incorporators in 1808 of the Washington Bridge Company. He served as a director of the District of Columbia branch of the Bank of the United States and of several other local banks, becoming president of the National Bank of Washington in 1830.
Daily National Intelligencer
Thursday, April 15, 1852
Deaths
Yesterday morning, after a lingering illness, Thomas Munroe Esq., in the 81st year of his age, the oldest as well as one of the most respectable of the residents of Washington. Mr. Munroe, was one of the earliest Commissioners of this city during the Administration of President Washington and after the removal of the seat of Government hitherto, in 1800, he was appointed Postmaster for this city, which office he filled until the year 1829. His Funeral will take place this afternoon at X o’clock, from his late residence on Pennsylvania Avenue West.
Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, [15 June 1802], Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-37-02-0492. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 37, 4 March–30 June 1802, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, pp. 603–604.]
Thomas Munroe (1771–1852), son of Annapolis merchant William Munroe, settled in the District of Columbia around 1791. He held the office of postmaster for the city of Washington from 1799 to 1829. He served as clerk for the District of Columbia Commissioners, before the dissolution of the board. Reposing Special Trust and Confidence in his Integrity, Skill and Diligence, Thomas Jefferson signed a commission, dated June 2, 1802, appointing Munroe superintendent of the city of Washington, the new office created by Congress. The superintendent was to be appointed by and under the control of the president. Munroe remained in the position until 1815. He was also actively involved in the financial, business and cultural affairs of the city. He became a founding trustee of the Washington public school system in 1805 and was one of the incorporators in 1808 of the Washington Bridge Company. He served as a director of the District of Columbia branch of the Bank of the United States and of several other local banks, becoming president of the National Bank of Washington in 1830.
On August 14, 1796 as Thomas Munroe, he married Frances Whetcroft at Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
Daily National Intelligencer
Thursday, April 15, 1852
Deaths
Yesterday morning, after a lingering illness, Thomas Munroe Esq., in the 81st year of his age, the oldest as well as one of the most respectable of the residents of Washington. Mr. Munroe, was one of the earliest Commissioners of this city during the Administration of President Washington and after the removal of the seat of Government hitherto, in 1800, he was appointed Postmaster for this city, which office he filled until the year 1829. His Funeral will take place this afternoon at X o’clock, from his late residence on Pennsylvania Avenue West.
Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, [15 June 1802], Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-37-02-0492. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 37, 4 March–30 June 1802, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, pp. 603–604.]
Thomas Munroe (1771–1852), son of Annapolis merchant William Munroe, settled in the District of Columbia around 1791. He held the office of postmaster for the city of Washington from 1799 to 1829. He served as clerk for the District of Columbia Commissioners, before the dissolution of the board. Reposing Special Trust and Confidence in his Integrity, Skill and Diligence, Thomas Jefferson signed a commission, dated June 2, 1802, appointing Munroe superintendent of the city of Washington, the new office created by Congress. The superintendent was to be appointed by and under the control of the president. Munroe remained in the position until 1815. He was also actively involved in the financial, business and cultural affairs of the city. He became a founding trustee of the Washington public school system in 1805 and was one of the incorporators in 1808 of the Washington Bridge Company. He served as a director of the District of Columbia branch of the Bank of the United States and of several other local banks, becoming president of the National Bank of Washington in 1830.
Daily National Intelligencer
Thursday, April 15, 1852
Deaths
Yesterday morning, after a lingering illness, Thomas Munroe Esq., in the 81st year of his age, the oldest as well as one of the most respectable of the residents of Washington. Mr. Munroe, was one of the earliest Commissioners of this city during the Administration of President Washington and after the removal of the seat of Government hitherto, in 1800, he was appointed Postmaster for this city, which office he filled until the year 1829. His Funeral will take place this afternoon at X o’clock, from his late residence on Pennsylvania Avenue West.
Memorandum from Thomas Munroe, [15 June 1802], Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-37-02-0492. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 37, 4 March–30 June 1802, ed. Barbara B. Oberg. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010, pp. 603–604.]
Thomas Munroe (1771–1852), son of Annapolis merchant William Munroe, settled in the District of Columbia around 1791. He held the office of postmaster for the city of Washington from 1799 to 1829. He served as clerk for the District of Columbia Commissioners, before the dissolution of the board. Reposing Special Trust and Confidence in his Integrity, Skill and Diligence, Thomas Jefferson signed a commission, dated June 2, 1802, appointing Munroe superintendent of the city of Washington, the new office created by Congress. The superintendent was to be appointed by and under the control of the president. Munroe remained in the position until 1815. He was also actively involved in the financial, business and cultural affairs of the city. He became a founding trustee of the Washington public school system in 1805 and was one of the incorporators in 1808 of the Washington Bridge Company. He served as a director of the District of Columbia branch of the Bank of the United States and of several other local banks, becoming president of the National Bank of Washington in 1830.
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