Sir John Coape Sherbrooke | |
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![]() Sir John Sherbrooke by Robert Field, The Halifax Club | |
Born | 29 April 1764 Oxton, Nottinghamshire |
Died | 14 February 1830 (aged 65) Calverton, Nottinghamshire |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1780-1818 |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Spouse(s) | Katherina Pyndar (m. 1811–1830) |
General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, GCB (29 April 1764 – 14 February 1830) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in Nova Scotia, the Netherlands, India, the Mediterranean (including Sicily), and Spain, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in 1811. During the War of 1812, his policies and victory in the conquest of present-day Maine, renaming it the colony of New Ireland, led to significant prosperity in Nova Scotia.