Charles Ready
Charles Ready (December 22, 1802 – June 4, 1878) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 5th congressional district.
Charles Ready | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Hatton |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the Rutherford County district | |
| In office 1835–1837 Serving with Granville Smith Crockett | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1802 Readyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1878 (aged 75) Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig American Party |
| Spouse | Martha Alvoid Strong Ready |
| Children | Charles E. Ready Aaron R. Ready Mary Emma Ready Cheatham Charles E. Horace Ready Martha Ready Williamson Cora Alice Ready Ella Love Ready Jordan |
| Alma mater | Greeneville College |
| Occupation |
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Biography edit
Ready was born in Readyville in Rutherford County, now called Cannon County, on December 22, 1802. He attended the common schools and graduated from Greeneville College in Tennessee. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825, and commenced practice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[1] He was married to Martha Alvoid Strong on May 19, 1825 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their offspring were:[2]
- Charles
- Aaron
- Mary Emma
- Horace
- Martha (Mattie) (1840-1887); she married Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan as his second wife – only one of their two daughters reached adulthood yet died soon after marriage; she married secondly on 31 January 1873 in Rutherford, Tennessee, to William Henry Williamson (1828-1887),[3] and had five children:[4]
- William Henry Williamson (b. 1873), m. Mary Ready Weaver
- Martha Ready Williamson (b. 1874), m. Winstead P. Bone
- Charles Ready Williamson (b. 1876)
- Alice Martin Williamson (b. 1878), m. Amzi W. Hooker
- Nannie Williamson (1881-1883)
- (Cora) Alice
- Ella Love
Career edit
In 1835, Ready was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing Rutherford County, alongside Granville Smith Crockett.[5][6] He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and re-elected as a member of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses. He served from March 4, 1853 to March 3, 1859.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress, and resumed the practice of law.
Death edit
Ready died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on June 4, 1878. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Charles Ready". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Charles Ready". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. Accessed via Ancestry.com July 2017.
- ^ Correction sheet for the genealogy of the Cloyd, Basye and Tapp families and a photograph of A D Cloyd. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Accessed July 2017.
- ^ a b "Charles Ready". Govtrack US Cgongress. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Tennessee Legislature". National Banner and Nashville Whig. 1835-10-07. Retrieved 2023-04-14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Charles Ready". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Charles Ready (id: R000097)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Charles Ready at Find a Grave
- http://www.tnportraits.org/images/ready-charles-large.jpg
