Charles Ready (December 22, 1802 – June 4, 1878) was an American politician and a member of the

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for

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's 5th congressional district.

Biography

Ready was born in Readyville in Rutherford County, now called

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, 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

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. He was married to Martha Alvoid Strong on May 19, 1825 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Their offspring were: *Charles *Aaron *Mary Emma *Horace *Martha (Mattie) (1840-1887); she married Brigadier General

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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), and had five children: **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

In 1835, Ready was a member of the

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, representing Rutherford County, alongside Granville Smith Crockett. He was elected as a Whig to the

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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. 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. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

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