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 defence 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.