Sketch of the Munro Clan

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At the death of this Mary Seymour Munro,
in 1848, the line of succession passed over to
the cadet branch of Culrain, to Sir Charles
Munro, grandfather to the present baronet. Sir
Charles had distinguished himself not a little
under Wellington in the Peninsula ; and his
son, the second Sir Charles, was, as his grand-
son, the present Sir Hector, is, a man of force
and influence. The estates, though much re-
duced, are still not inconsiderable; and it is
plain, from the reports of those who have been
fortunate enough to visit the Inverness country,
that the head of the Clan Munro is still re-
garded as one of the great men of the region.
It is impossible to go into any extended
account of the numerous cadet families of
Munro, or to give even a list of the generals
and other officers, the clergymen, members of
Parliament and public men, who have given
weight and sometimes more than local fame to
the name of Munro. A few only of the most
distinguished can be named. Having thus far
dealt mainly with warriors, it may be a relief
to turn from them to the cadet family of
Auchenbowie, with its line of famous physi-