Richard Brinsley Sheridan
1751 – 1816 · aged 65
Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)
- Born
- 30 Oct 1751 · Dublin
- Died
- 7 Jul 1816 · London
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- 30 Oct 1751BornBorn in Dublin
- 1806 – 1807RoleTreasurer of the Navy
- 7 Jul 1816DiedDied in London
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1751 – 1816).
- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as The Rivals (1775), The Duenna (1775), The School for Scandal (1777) and A Trip to Scarborough (1777). He served as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. Sheridan died in 1816 and was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are frequently performed around the world.
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