Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)
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About Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan 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.
Everything about Richard Brinsley Sheridan →- Occupation
- poet, politician, librettist, dramaturge
- Position held
- member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Treasurer of the Navy, member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Born
- October 30, 1751
- Died
- July 7, 1816