Wirth Munroe, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Wirth Munroe

Yacht designer

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1902

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1968

Profession: architect, engineer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Wirth Middleton Munroe (November 29, 1902 – October 21, 1968) was a North American yacht designer and son of Ralph Middleton Munroe. Munroe was born at the Barnacle, now the Barnacle Historic State Park.
In 1933 he married Mary Kimball Poore of Coral Gables and they had two children (William Middleton Munroe and Charles Poore Munroe).
He was Commodore of the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club 1946-1947, a member of the North American Yacht Racing Union (NAYRU) 1936-1966, and the Cruising Club of America as well as Vice-Commodore of the Miami Proa Club.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Historical Association of Southern Florida (HASF) 1943-1966, and served as President of HASF in 1945.