Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Portrait by John Hoppner, c. 1788-92
Treasurer of the Navy
In office 1806–1807
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	Lord Grenville
Preceded by	George Canning
Succeeded by	George Rose
Personal details
Born	(1751-10-30)30 October 1751 Dublin, Ireland
Died	7 July 1816(1816-07-07) (aged 64) London, England
Political party	Whig
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Ann Linley, Esther Jane Ogle
Profession	Playwright, politician

Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) 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), along with serving as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. After dying in 1816, Sheridan was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, and his plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world.