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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 [[1st The Royal Dragoons|Royal Dragoons]], he rose to the rank of major-general and is best known for serving as colonel of the [[53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot|53rd Regiment of Foot]] from April 1759 until his death.{{Cite web |title=Muster Books and Pay Lists (WO 12/6316-6317): 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot: 1759-1766; 1776-1798 {{!}} The Loyalist Collection |url=https://loyalist.lib.unb.ca/record/muster-books-and-pay-lists-wo-126316-6317-53rd-shropshire-regiment-foot-1759-1766-1776-1798?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2026-06-24 |website=loyalist.lib.unb.ca}}{{Cite book |last=Cannon |first=Richard |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historical_Records_of_the_British_Army_I/LfuJG3feW-MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=John+Toovey+Gibraltar&pg=PR25&printsec=frontcover |title=Historical Records of the British Army |last2= |first2= |date=1847 |language=en}} At the time, the regiment was stationed at Gibraltar, where it had served throughout much of the war.{{cite web |title=53rd (Shropshire) Regiment: Chronology and Battle Honours 1755 – 1881 |url=http://www.shropshireregimentalmuseum.co.uk/regimental-history/shropshire-light-infantry/53rd-regiment-chronology-and-battle-honours-1755-1881/ |access-date=2 January 2017 |publisher=Shropshire Regimental Museum}}{{Cite book |last=Barrington |first=William Wildman |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/An_Eighteenth_century_Secretary_at_War/rXdnAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=John+Toovey+Gibraltar&dq=John+Toovey+Gibraltar&printsec=frontcover |title=An Eighteenth-century Secretary at War: The Papers of William, Viscount Barrington |date=1988 |publisher=Bodley Head for the Army Records Society |isbn=978-0-370-31227-9 |language=en}} He also acted as Governor of Gibraltar in 1761 during the absence of the regular governor.{{cite book |last1=Craton |first1=Michael |title=Islanders in the stream: A History of the Bahamian People |date=1992–1998 |publisher=University of Georgia Press |isbn=9780820342733 |location=Athens}}{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Colonial_Office_Records/T2AsAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=John+Toovey+Gibraltar+governor&pg=PA121&printsec=frontcover |title=Colonial Office Records: List of Documents in the Public Record Office [relating to Colonial Matters], on 1st July 1876 |date=1876 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |language=en}}

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