John Ready ( – 10 July 1845) was a British Army officer, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1824 to 1831 and also as

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of the

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from 1832 to 1845.

Career

Ready joined the

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as an

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in 1796.Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
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in 1815 and military secretary and then civil secretary to the

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in 1818. In 1824 he was appointed lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island: there he imported livestock at his own expense, promoted the building of roads and ensured there was a school in every town. He became

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in 1832 but died in office at Castletown on the

in 1845 and was buried on the island with full military honours.

Family

In 1804 he married Susanna Bromley; they had two sons and two daughters; following the death of his first wife he married Sarah Tobin in 1836. His son John Tobin Ready joined the 66th Foot as an officer in 1854. As a veteran of the 2nd Afghan War (Maiwand/Kandahar) Colonel John T. Ready retired in 1887. One of his daughters married Dr. Charles Milner.

References

Brief biography from the government of Prince Edward Island
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ready, John 1777 births 1845 deaths British Army generals Lieutenant Governors of the Colony of Prince Edward Island West Yorkshire Regiment officers 69th Regiment of Foot officers Lieutenant Governors of the Isle of Man