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| birth_date=July 28, 1954
| birth_date=July 28, 1954
| birth_place=Place of birth missing<br>
| birth_place=[[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], USA<br>
Resident of [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]]
Resident of [[Lubbock]], Texas
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| spouse=Laura J. Pitcher Monroe
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| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name=mylife/>
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name=mylife/>
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'''Monte Latimer Monroe''' (born July 28, 1954)<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/monte-monroe/montelatimermonroe|title=Monte Monroe|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 30, 2018}}</ref> is the official historian for the U.S. state of [[Texas]]. An archivist with the Southwestern Collection and a faculty member at [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], Monroe was appointed state historian by [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] for a term which expires on September 26, 2020. <ref name=appointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Gov-Greg-Abbott-Appoints-Monte-Monroe-as-the-Texas-State-Historian-494396791.html|title=Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Appoints State Historian|publisher=NBC in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas|date=September 26, 2018|accessdae=October `1, 2018}}</ref>
'''Monte Latimer Monroe''' (born July 28, 1954)<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/monte-monroe/montelatimermonroe|title=Monte Monroe|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 30, 2018}}</ref> is the official historian for the U.S. state of [[Texas]]. An archivist with the Southwestern Collection and a faculty member at [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], Monroe was appointed state historian by [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] for a term which expires on September 26, 2020. <ref name=appointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Gov-Greg-Abbott-Appoints-Monte-Monroe-as-the-Texas-State-Historian-494396791.html|title=Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Appoints State Historian|publisher=NBC in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas|date=September 26, 2018|accessdae=October `1, 2018}}</ref>
Monroe was the son of Fred Junior Monroe (1923-2015), a native of [[Iowa]], and the former Laura Belle Merriweather (1925-2002). He is married to the former Laura J. Pitcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=+Monte_Monroe&event=_lubbock-lubbock-texas-usa_77806&birth=1954|title=Monte Monroe|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=April 29, 2019}}</ref>
As the state historian, Monroe is charged with increasing public knowledge about the diverse aspects of state history, encouraging the teaching of Texas history in public schools, consulting with state leaders to promote Texas history,and making presentations on historical topics.<ref name=appointment/>
As the state historian, Monroe is charged with increasing public knowledge about the diverse aspects of state history, encouraging the teaching of Texas history in public schools, consulting with state leaders to promote Texas history,and making presentations on historical topics.<ref name=appointment/>