John Coape Sherbrooke
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (
1764-
1830) was a
British soldier and colonial administrator. After serving in the British army in
Nova Scotia, the
Netherlands,
India, and the
Mediterranean, he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia in
1811. His active defense of the colony during the
War of 1812 led to his appointment as
Governor General of
British North America in
1816. Ill health forced him to resign two years later.