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John Toovey was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as acting Governor of Gibraltar in 1761.
Toovey served during the Seven Years' War. Originally a cavalry officer in the Royal Dragoons, he rose to the rank of major-general and is best known for serving as colonel of the 53rd Regiment of Foot from April 1759 until his death.[1][2] At the time, the regiment was stationed at Gibraltar, where it had served throughout much of the war.[3][4] He also acted as Governor of Gibraltar in 1761 during the absence of the regular governor.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Muster Books and Pay Lists (WO 12/6316-6317): 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot: 1759-1766; 1776-1798 | The Loyalist Collection". loyalist.lib.unb.ca. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ↑ Cannon, Richard (1847). Historical Records of the British Army.
- ↑ "53rd (Shropshire) Regiment: Chronology and Battle Honours 1755 – 1881". Shropshire Regimental Museum. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ Barrington, William Wildman (1988). An Eighteenth-century Secretary at War: The Papers of William, Viscount Barrington. Bodley Head for the Army Records Society. ISBN 978-0-370-31227-9.
- ↑ Craton, Michael (1992–1998). Islanders in the stream: A History of the Bahamian People. Athens: University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820342733.
- ↑ Colonial Office Records: List of Documents in the Public Record Office [relating to Colonial Matters], on 1st July 1876. H.M. Stationery Office. 1876.