Monroe captures the Presidency.

• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: 1926
• Subjects: Monroe; Walter Stanley; 1871-1952; Atlantic salmon fishing > Newfoundland and Labrador; Rivers > Newfoundland and Labrador > Grand River (Codroy Valley); Atlantic salmon; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/m_fomowa/id/487

1 photograph : sepia toned 13.5 x 8 cm Monroe and his guide (related to John Cormier) pose for a photograph with his new catch. Title from album caption. Walter Stanley Monroe (1871-1952) was born in Dublin, Ireland, son of John and Elizabeth (Moule) Monroe. Married Helen Smith. In 1923 Monroe entered politics and ran unsuccessfully against William Coaker in Bonavista. William Warren appointed Monroe Minister in his second administration formed in 1924. Monroe was appointed to the Legisaltive Council in 1933. Good An album containing 323 black and white photographs and 25 pages of text, covering the years 1914 to 1937 of the FOMOWA Fishing Club on the Grand Codroy River on the west coast of Newfoundland. The album's images have been digitized as separate items.