Norman Munro

Norman Leslie Munro (1842–1894) was a Canadian-American publisher.

Norman Leslie Munro
Born1843 (1843)[1]
Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
DiedFebruary 24, 1894(1894-02-24) (aged 50–51)[1]
Manhattan, New York, U.S.[1]
Burial placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[2]
NationalityCanadian-American
OccupationPublishing
Children2
RelativesGeroge Munro (brother)[1]

In 1873 Munro established the New York Family Story Paper, which gained a weekly circulation of 325,000.[3] He also published Boys of New York, Our Boys, Munro's Library, and the American juvenile magazine Golden Hours in the late 19th century. One of his main writers was H. Irving Hancock.

Throughout his life, Munro owned several fast steam yachts including the Herreshoff-designed Norwood, which garnered extensive media attention for its competition with William Randolph Hearst's rival yacht Vamoose to set speed new records.[4][5]

Munro died on February 24, 1894, in New York City after an appendectomy and was survived by his wife and two children.[1] He is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.[2]

References
  1. "Death of Norman L. Munro" (PDF). The New York Times. February 25, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. "Norman L. Munro's Funeral" (PDF). The New York Times. February 26, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. H. Hall, America's successful men of affairs, 2 vols, 1895–96
  4. "There Will Be a Race" (PDF). The New York Times. September 29, 1891. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  5. "What the Vamoose Can Do" (PDF). The New York Times. September 12, 1891. Retrieved 26 October 2023.


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