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John Ready (c. 1777 – 10 July 1845) was a British army officer, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1824 to 1831 and also as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1832 to 1845.
Career
Ready joined the British Army as an ensign in 1796.[1] He was appointed Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1815 and military secretary and then civil secretary to the Governor General of British North America in 1818.[1] 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.[1] He became Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man in 1832 but died in office at Castletown on the Isle of Man in 1845 and was buried on the island with full military honours.[1]
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.[1] 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.
References
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=3630
Brief biography from the government of Prince Edward Island
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ready
Maj. General John Ready's birth and origins have never been definitely proved but the circumstantial evidence would probably stand in a court of law.
The first historical fact we have is that he entered the British army as an ensign on 6 Jan 1796 at the age of 19. This would place his date of birth around 1777. By 1813 he had risen to the rank of Lt Colonel without purchasing any commissions. Whilst it may be possible that a successful military service may have led to his military advancement, it is unlikely to explain his meteoric rise in the colonial service without some influence in very high places.
Evidence from his dealings with the Colonial Government as well as from the diaries of Lord Dalhousie* and unsubstantiated family lore point almost unerringly to the conclusion that he was the natural son of the 3rd Earl of Bathurst.
The decline of the institution of marriage since the late 20th century with the consequent high percentage of children premeditatedly born out of wedlock has had today's happy outcome of illegitimacy being perceived as an irrelevancy. This was not the case in the past when an illegitimate child was deemed to bring shame upon the family and every effort made to conceal the fact. And yet the incidence of liaisons between the young sons of the ruling class and their living-in servants is not mere stuff for novels and “soaps” but was a very real fact of life. In many cases, this led to the dismissal of the poor girl who often ended in the workhouse or worse. In spite of the hypocrisy of the age, not every family behaved with such callousness. Whilst slow to defy the social mores of the time, a number did make an effort to provide for the welfare of the mother and child, even if strong measures were often taken to ensure that the facts were kept diligently from public curiosity.
In the case in point, the Bathursts were known to have a more tolerant and humane attitude than most of their contemporaries. Notably, the 3rd Earl was one of the leading promoters for the abolishing of slavery and a strong supporter of the Catholic Emancipation Act.
If the theory that the young son of the Lord High Chancellor of England had fathered a child by a member of his staff is correct, and the interest of that child was to be protected, it is highly likely that generous provision would be made for the maintenance of the mother and proper education of the boy. In return utmost discretion would be expected and received from both.
That the 3rd Earl took a special interest in John Ready may be surmised from the fact that, as Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (June 11, 1812 - April 30, 1827) , he must have had some influence on the rapid promotion of the young ensign to the rank of Lt Colonel without the purchase of any commissions. Even more spectacular was Ready's rise in the colonial service from secretary to Lord Richmond in Quebec in 1818 to curator and finally Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island in April 1824.
His successful tenure of that office was also helped in no small way by the unfailing support he received from the Secretary of State whose advice he sought on frequent occasions. Ready's first task was to secure the revenues raised from duty on distilled and brewed liquor for the use of the inhabitants of Prince Edward Island. Lord Bathurst's immediate acquiescence made Ready a hero with the islanders and further enhanced his reputation as a capable administrator which was later to lead to his assumption of the Lt Governorship of the Isle of Man.
For months prior to Ready's departure on 10 Oct. 1831, the pages of Charlottetown's Royal Gazette contained tributes to him and his administration. It was observed that “perhaps no public officer ever retired from so elevated a station, more unfeignedly and generally regretted. “
Ready was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man in 1832, and was sworn in at Castletown on 11 December. An address of welcome mentioned the favourable reports that had preceded him. In November 1841 he was promoted to Major-General. For the last nine months of his life Ready was seriously ill and unable to attend to his public duties. Two medications were prescribed: morphine, and atropine for external use. On 10 July 1845 he was given atropine internally, and he died within hours. A coroner's inquest determined that the poisoning was accidental. Ready was buried with full military honours at Malew on 17 July. His obituary in the Manx Sun stated that he had been highly esteemed there as a just administrator who had remained impartial and aloof from party factions, and as a gentleman who was unfailingly generous, kind and courteous.
At the height of his career in Canada, tragedy struck his family. Within the space of 2 years (between 1825 and 1827) he lost his wife and two of his four children.
In 1836 he married Sarah Tobin, by whom he had two further children.
http://www.aragon10.free-online.co.uk/cilia%20la%20corte-legacy/9219.htm
Maj.-Gen. John Ready was born illegitimately circa 1777.3 He was the son of Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst of Bathurst.2 He was born [died] on 10 July 1845.3 He married Susanna Bromley on 18 June 1804 at East Grinstead, Sussex, England.2 He married Sarah Tobin in 1836.3
He held the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island between 1824 and 1832.3 He held the office of Governor of the Isle of Man between 1832 and 1845.1
http://www.thepeerage.com/p23859.htm
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