Charles Ready

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Charles Ready
United States Representative
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 5th district
In office
March 4, 18539 – March 3, 185
Personal details
Born (1802-12-22)December 22, 1802
Readyville, Tennessee
Died June 4, 1878(1878-06-04) (aged 75)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Political party Whig

American Party

Spouse(s) Martha Alvoid Strong Ready
Children Charles E. Ready

Aaron R. Ready

Martha (Mattie) Ready Morgan Williamson

Alice Ready

Ella Ready

Alma mater Greeneville College
Profession lawyer

politician

Charles Ready 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, Martha (Mattie), Alice, and Ella.[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

  1. ↑ "Charles Ready". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Charles Ready". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Charles Ready". Govtrack US Cgongress. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Charles Ready". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 26 March 2013. 

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