Person:Richard Cumberland (6)

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Richard Cumberland
b.19 Feb 1732 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
d.7 May 1811 Westminster, Middlesex, England
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m. 1726
  1. Richard Cumberland1732 - 1811
  2. Joanna Cumberland - 1745
  3. Elizabeth Bentley Cumberland
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m. 19 Feb 1759
  1. Elizabeth Cumberland - 1837
  2. Cpt Richard Cumberland
  3. George Cumberland - 1780
  4. Charles Cumberland1764 - 1799
  5. R Adm William CumberlandAbt 1765 - 1832
  6. Sophia Cumberland
  7. Frances Marianne Cumberland
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Facts and Events
Name Richard Cumberland
Gender Male
Birth[1][3] 19 Feb 1732 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandTrinity College
Marriage 19 Feb 1759 to Elizabeth Ridge
Death[1][3] 7 May 1811 Westminster, Middlesex, EnglandBedford Place, Russell Sqr
Alt Death[4] 7 May 1811 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Burial[3][4] 14 May 1811 Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Reference Number? Q1439360?


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Richard Cumberland (19 February 1731/2 – 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant. In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged. During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort to secure a peace agreement between the two nations. He also edited a short-lived critical journal called The London Review (1809). His plays are often remembered for their sympathetic depiction of characters generally considered to be on the margins of society.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Richard Cumberland (dramatist), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Richard Cumberland, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Foster, Joseph. The royal lineage of our noble and gentle families, together with their paternal ancestry. (London, England: Hazell, Watson and Viney Limited, 1884)
    p2, p6.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Richard Cumberland, in Wikisource.
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