Hector Munro, 8th Laird of Novar

Hector Munro
Member of Parliament for Inverness Burghs
In office
1801–1802
Preceded byHimself, as a member of the Parliament of Great Britain
Succeeded byAlexander Cumming-Gordon
In office
1768–1801
Preceded bySir Alexander Grant
Succeeded byHimself, as a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Personal details
Born1726
Ross, Scotland
Died27 December 1805 (aged 78–79)
Scotland
AwardsKnight Companion of the Order of the Bath
Military service
Allegiance Great Britain
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1747–1782
RankGeneral
UnitLoudon's Highlanders, 31st Foot, 34th Foot, 48th Foot, 70th Foot, 89th Foot
CommandsCommander-in-Chief of Bengal
Battles/warsJacobite rising of 1745
Battle of Buxar
Second Anglo-Mysore War

General Sir Hector Munro, 8th Laird of Novar, KB (c. 1726 – 27 December 1805) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons representing the constituency of Inverness Burghs from 1768 to 1802.