Sir
James
Monk
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of James Monk
and Ann (Deering) Monk
Brother of
George Henry Monk and Charles Monk
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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| Created 16 Oct 2022
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Biography
James was born in 1745. He was the son of James MONK and Ann DEERING.
On 15 February 1774 James, of the Middle Temple, London 'Esquire' married Elizabeth Adams in Westminster, London. [1]
He passed away in 1826 aged 82. [2]
Findagrave.com has an unsourced biography;
Sir James Monk (1745 – November 18, 1826) was a judge in Lower Canada.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was educated in Halifax (Nova Scotia) where his father was established in 17491.
Monk was Solicitor General of Nova Scotia.
Appointed attorney general of the province of Quebec in 1776, he served from 1776 to 1789 and from 1792 to 1794.
In 1794, he was appointed chief justice of the Court of King's Bench in Montreal.
During his career, Monk served on the executive and legislative councils of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Monk was made a Knight Bachelor in 1825 and 1826.
He died at his home in Cheltenham, England at the age of 81.
Monkland Avenue in Montreal was named in his memory. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage
- Name: James Monk
- Gender: Male
- Event Type: Marriage
- Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1774
- Marriage Place: St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England
- Spouse: Elizabeth Adams
- Ancestry uk Record 62467 #431909
- ↑ Burial
- Name: Sir James Monk
- Age: 82
- Birth Date: abt 1744
- Burial Date: 24 Nov 1826
- Burial Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
- Source Citation
- Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Gdr/V1/333
- Source Information
- Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988:
- Ancestry uk Record 5158 #12722070
- ↑ Obituary findagrave.com
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