Donald Munro (25 September 1832 - 18 May 1888) was a Scottish-born local politician and volunteer officer in the Mile End area. Born in Tain, Ross-shire, Munro moved to London in the 1850s, establishing a linen drapery business in Whitechapel. In 1858 he married Elizabeth Connaughton, daughter of a wealthy businessman. Munro was able to retire from business due to his wife's inheritance, and he become a "gentleman", living in Mile End Road. In the same year he became director of the newly-built Pavilion Theatre, Whitechapel Road, the site being owned by his wife.