Who was Richard Brinsley Sheridan?
Dramatist.
Date and Place of Birth:
4th November 1751, Dublin, Ireland. Christened
Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Family Background:
Third son of Thomas Sheridan the editor of a
pronouncing dictionary and Frances Sheridan a playwright.
Education:
Harrow School. Middle Temple to study law but
left after one week to pursue his lover.
Chronology/Biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan:
Written Works:
- 1775:
“The Rivals”.
- 1777: “The
School for Scandal”.
- 1779:
“The Critic, or a Tragedy Rehearsed”.
- 1798:
“Collected Speeches”.
- 1799:
“Pizarro”.
Marriage:
1773 to Elizabeth Ann Linley at Marylebone Church,
London.
Places of Interest:
AVON:
Lived near No 9 King Street, Bath for two years.
SURREY:
Polesden Lacey. (home National Trust).
Date and Place of Death:
7th July 1816, London, England.
Age at Death:
64.
Site of Grave:
Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey, Westminster
, London, England.
Westminster Abbey, London
(© Anthony Blagg)
