Person:Richard Sheridan (6)

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Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
b.30 Oct 1751 Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
d.7 Jul 1816
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  1. Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan1751 - 1816
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  1. Thomas Sheridan1775 - 1817
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Name Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
Gender Male
Birth[1] 30 Oct 1751 Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Marriage to Elizabeth Ann Linley
Death[1] 7 Jul 1816
Burial[1] Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Reference Number? Q352725?


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Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna and A Trip to Scarborough. He was also a Whig MP for 32 years in the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780–1806), Westminster (1806–1807), and Ilchester (1807–1812). He is buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the canon and are regularly performed worldwide.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Richard Brinsley Sheridan, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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