Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
October 30, 1751 – July 07, 1816
Countries:
Ireland, United Kingdom
Place of Birth:
Dublin, Ireland
Place of Death:
14 Savile Row, London, England
Categories:
Poetry
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 - 7 July 1816) was an Irish playwright and 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 and A Trip to Scarborough. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780-1806), Westminster (1806-1807) and Ilchester (1807-1812). He was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.