Charles Ready
| Charles Ready | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district |
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| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Hatton |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1835 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1802 Readyville, Tennessee |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Political party | Whig American Party |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Alvoid Strong Ready |
| Children | Charles E. Ready
Aaron R. Ready Mary Emma Ready Cheatham Charles Edmund Horace Ready Martha (Mattie) Ready Morgan Williamson (Cora) Alice Ready Ella Love Ready Jordan |
| Alma mater | Greeneville College |
| Profession | lawyer politician |
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.
Biography
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 children were Charles, Aaron, Mary Emma, Horace, Martha (Mattie), (Cora) Alice, and Ella Love [2]
Career
In 1835, Ready was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. 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.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress, and resumed the practice of law.
Death
Ready died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on June 4, 1878 (age 75 years, 164 days). He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery.[4]
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Ready. |
- Charles Ready at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Charles Ready at Find a Grave
- http://www.tnportraits.org/images/ready-charles-large.jpg
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th congressional district 1853-1859 |
Succeeded by Robert H. Hatton |
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- 1802 births
- 1878 deaths
- People from Cannon County, Tennessee
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
- Tennessee Whigs
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Know-Nothing members of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
- 19th-century American politicians
