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Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan MP (1751 - 1816)

Rt Hon Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan MP
Born in Dublin, County Dublin, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 13 Apr 1773 in St Marylebone, London, Englandmap
Husband of — married 27 Apr 1795 in Southampton, Hampshire, Englandmap
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Died at age 64 in North Downs at Great Bookham, Surrey, Englandmap
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born on 30 Oct of 1751, on Dorset Street in Dublin, Ireland. He was baptized on 4 Nov 1751. His parents were Thomas Sheridan and Frances Chamberlain. He was named Richard after his uncle and was given the names Brinsley and Butler by the Earl of Lanesborough and governer of Cavan in Ireland. [1] [2] [3] For an unknown reason when Richard was baptized at St Mary's, the parish record on 4 November 1751, records the entry as "Tho. Brinsley son of Mr and Mrs Sheridan" instead of Richard Brinsley. The record is transcribed using the name Thomas Brinsley Sheridan. [4]

Richard's father, Thomas had attended the University of Dublin, where he associated with the nobility and gentry of the kingdom, He recieved his first degree in 1736. Thomas established his literary character in England where he was honoured by the University of Oxford with a degree in Master of Arts. On 16 March 1759, he was honoured with a degree of Master of Arts at Cambridge University. He was interested in the plays, drama, lecturing and giving instruction. [1] [5] Richard's mother, Frances at a young age had been tutored by her oldest brother Walter, in writing and language and, by the age of 15 her talent for literary composition was noticed. She was a writer of plays and novels and her preference was in drama. [1] [6]

Richard had 5 siblings, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters.
Thomas was born in 1747 and died in 1750 in Dublin, Ireland. [7] [1] [8]
Charles Francis was born in 1750 in Dublin, Ireland. [9]
Elicia was in born, 1753 in Dublin, Ireland. [10]
Sackville was born in 1754 and died in 1754 in Dublin, Ireland [1] [11]
Ann Elizabeth Craford was born in 1756 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. [12]

Richard was the 3rd son of Thomas Sheridan and Frances Chamberlain Sheridan. His father left Ireland and went to England to persue his career. In 1756, when Richard was 7 years old his mother moved from Dublin, Ireland to London, England to join his father. His brother Charles accompanied his parents to England. Richard, and his sister Elicia were left in Ireland in the care of relatives and sent to be tutored by their mothers cousin Mr. Samuel Whyte. Mr. Whyte who lived on Grafton Street in Dublin and was retained by Richard's mother to tutor her son and daughter after she had helped him open a school. A year and a half later his parents sent for Richard and his sister and they joined their parents in England. [1] [13] [14] [15]

Charles was kept at home and recieved his tutoring from their father. Richard at about 11 years old in 1762, was sent to Harrow School in London, England. His father believed it was beneficial for him to recieve his education at the school he highly respected. Although, it caused Richard's father much anxiety to leave him, his father was comforted by the fact that his son was in the care of his best and long time friend Dr. Sumner. [1]

Richard's father Thomas had long been friends with Dr. Robert Summer the Master of Harrow School and Dr. Parr a tutor at Harrow School. Richard stayed at the home of the headmaster Dr. Sumner while he attended Harrow School. Richard left the school when he was 17. [1] Richard's talent were noticed by Mr. Parr during his time at Harrow School. Mr. Parr saw something in him that so many others did not and he was not the only one. Quoting Mr. Parr " He would have done little among mathematicians at at Cambridge. He would have been a rake or an idler or trife at Dublin. I am inclined to think that at Oxford he would have become an excellent scholar. " [14] When Richard left Harrow School in 1771, he move with his family to Bath. [1]

1771/2 he was admitted to the Middle Temple. It is one of the four Courts that is exclusively entitled to call the members of the English Bar as barristers. In England a barrister is a type of lawyer. The only difference is they do not act as solicitor/prosecutor they instead act as council. They must be educated and belong to one of the four Inns of Court. [16] The official name of the one Richard was a member of is 'The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple'. [14] [17]

In 1772 Elizabeth Linley was pursued by Captain Mathews, a married man. He was very indiscreet with his public attention towards her. When she did not return his favor he ridiculed her ,and threatened to slander and shame her. Elizabeth turned to Richard for help. Richard made arrangements for safe passage to get them out of England. They went to France and by then Richard had fallen for the beautiful Elizabeth Linley. They were married in March of 1772 in a little village just outside of Calais. They kept their marriage a secret upon their return to England [14][18]

Mr. Mathews was enraged and was publishing articles about Richard attempting to ruin his name. They met and fought two duels the first was at the Castle Tavern on Henrietta street. Richard was able to wound Mathews and won the duel. The second duel took place at Bawthmell's Coffee-house they were both wounded during that duel. [14] [19]

Richard married Elizabeth Ann Linley on 13 April 1773 in St Marylebone, London, England. Richard was 21 and Elizabeth was 18 and considered a minor. Her father Thomas Linley signed consent for their marriage. They had previously married however to appease their families, and have their marriage accepted they were remarried in England [20] [21] In 1775 their son Thomas Sheridan was born in London. He was baptized at St. Marylebone in London on 12 Dec 1775 to Rd Brinsley Sheridan and Eliz Ann. [22]

Shortly after being married Richard wrote his first play The Rival. The first performance was at Covent Garden in London on 17 Jan 1775. The play drew many critics so he withdrew the play. He rewrote it and it was performed again on 28 Jan 1775. It is believed that he loosely based this play on his own experience involving the duels fought over his wife. [23] [24] Richard went on to publish many plays over the years.

Richard's Works
The Rivals (17 January 1775) [25]
St. Patrick's Day (2 May 1775) [26]
The Duenna (21 November 1775) [27]
A Trip to Scarborough (24 February 1777) [28]
The School for Scandal (8 May 1777) [29]
The Camp (15 October 1778) [30]
The Critic (30 October 1779) [31]
The Glorious First of June (2 July 1794) [32]
Pizarro (24 May 1799) [33]
Grant to the Emperor of Germany (17 February 1800) [34]
"At the Trial of Warren Hastings" in The World's Famous Orations, vol. 6 [35]
Ye Sons of Freedom, Wake to Glory (La Marseillaise), translation [36]

In 1776 Richard his father-inlaw Thomas Linley and Dr. James Ford purchased 1/2 of the Drury Lane Theater in London. This half they purchased from one of the 2 share holders, David Garrick for £35,000. They divided their half shares into 7 parts, 3 parts went to Dr. Ford, 2 parts to Thomas Linley and 2 parts to Richard. Richard and Thomas had to obtain substanstial mortgages to pay for their halfs. In 1778 Richard bought Dr. Ford's shares for £18,000. In 1778 Richard also contracted to buy out the other half of the theater from Willoughby Lacy for £31, 500. The transaction was completed in 1780, now Richard held 9/14 of the total shares. This action created 2 morgages for him for this property totalling £27,000. [37]

Richard as a Member of Parliament and other Appointments
In 1780 Richard became MP for Stafford.
In 1782 he was appointed as Under-Secretery of Foreign Affairs.
In 1788-89 he acted as adviser to the Prince of Wales (later George IV) during the temporary insanity of King George III. [38]
From 1804-1807 he was Receiver-General of the Duchy of Cornwall and Treasurer of the Navy.
In 1806 he became Treasurer of the Navy in 'Ministry of all the Talents'; MP for Westminster.
From 1807-1812 he was the MP for Ilchester. [39]
He was not re-elected to Parliment in 1812 after playing many roles over the 32 years he had been a part of the Whig party. [40]

In 1779 he and his family were living at Grosvenor Place in St George Hanover Square, Westminster, London. Historically a part of Middlesex became a part of Greater London. Richard was listed in the Westminster Rate Books. It records that his taxes for rents, the poor, and the highway were 8. 5. -. [41]

In 1782 Richard served as the Under Secretary for the State of England. His brother Charles was the Secretary of War in Dublin, Ireland. [1] [42]

In 1790 Richard Ef[s]q is listed in the KIngs Couns[c]il in the Royal K[C]alendar, 1790 Britain, Royal And Imperial Calendars 1767-1973.[43] In 1791 he is listed Royal K[C]alendar, 1791 Royal And Imperial Calendars 1767-1973 as a representative of a county in Ireland. [44]

In 1791/2 Elizabeth became very sick and had to go to Bristol to be taken care of. It is unclear whether she was sick before their second and last child Mary was born or, she became sick after the birth of their daughter. Elizabeth had several miscarriages previously. Richard showed great affection for his wife during this time. When she could not bear the motion of a carriage, he would walk beside her while she was carried in a sedan chair. Elizabeth died at 5am on 28 June 1792. Richard was deeply affected by the passing of his wife. He took his son Thomas and their infant daughter to Wanstead, London where he took a home in October of that year. [1]

Many people commented on how his daughter Mary, looked so much like her mother. While entertaining a large group of people one night. His infant daughter Mary became sick it is said that Richard was beside himself not knowing what to do. Soon after she went into convulsions and died. Richard withdrew and mourned the loss of his daughter. The loss of his first wife and then soon after his infant daughter had taken a toll on him. [1] [45]

There were times that Richard would be in another room still writing a play that was being preformed at the Drury Lane Theater. He would run parts of the play as he wrote them to the actors, and continue this while the play itself was actively in process. In 1791 Richard had the Drury Lane Theater demolished and rebuilt. It was reopened in 1794 and it was said that it was model of " elegance and beauty ", [46]

In 1795 Richard was about 44 yrs old and a widower living in St George's, Hanover Square, Middlesex. He married 19-year-old Hesther Jane Ogle of St Mary's, Southhampton, Hampshire. Her father Newton Ogle, a clerk of the parish of St Mary's had to sign consent as she was still considered a minor. Richard and Hesther were married on 27 April 1795 at St Mary's. [47]

When Richard married Hesther he purchased the Pollesden Estate at North Downs at Great Bookham in Surrey. [48] Many years later in 1923, the future King George and Queen Elizabeth would spend much of their honeymoon in this grand Estate [49] They had one son Charles Brinsley Sheridan who was born in 1796. [50]

Thomas Linsleys' death in 1795 left his portion of the Drury Lane Theater to be divided among his children and grandchildren. Richard bought the Linley's shares for £30,000. Richard was then the sole owner of the Drury Lane Theater. Richard spent an enormous amount of money redoing the theater between 1797 and 1809, the exact amount is unknown. He failed to allow the contractor to add fire proofing and on 24 Feb 1809 the Drury Lane Theater caught fire and was destroyed. [37]

In May of 1809, Richard planned to rebuild the theater, this would take a lot of work settling old debts and obtaining the money for the rebuilding. A committee was established. The rebuilding would only be possible by a formation of a joint-stock company. This could only be done by royal charter or Act of Parliament, the Act was passed in 1810 an contained the names of 86 noblemen including Dukes. This was the first joint-stock company to be established in the London Theater. [37]

In 1813 the company purchased the outstanding shares. Richard was paid £28,000 and his son Thomas Sheridan recieved £12,000 for his share. None of these sums were paid directly to them due to substantial private debts they owed. [37]

Richard was 65 and in bad health but was able to remain in his home until his death. He was attended to by Dr. Baillie and Dr. Bain. His wife watched over him and cared for him until the end. Richard died at noon on 7 Jul 1816 at his estate Polesden in North Downs at Great Bookham, Surrey, England. [48] [51] His procession was accompanied by several of senatorial rank that were headed by one of the Royal Duke's. There were many Dukes and Nobles that attended the procession. He was entered at Westminster Abbey on a Tuesday, 20 Aug 1816. A large blue flag-stone was placed on his grave in the Poets corner. It has the inscription: [48] [52] [53]

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Born 1751
Died 7 July, 1816
THIS MARBLE IS THE TRIBUTE OF HIS ATTACHED FRIEND,
Peter Moore



Notes

  • In 1752 the calendar in England changed from old style to new style. Previous to 1752 the new year began on March 25th in 1752 it was changed and began January 1st. Dates prior to 1752 occurring between January 1st and March 24th will be recorded as dual years to reflect the change.
  • It also changed its use of the Julian calendar in favor of the Gregorian calendar. This caused a loss of 11 days. Wednesday 2 September 1752 was followed by Thursday 14 September 1752.
  • Richard had an older brother named Thomas after their father. He had died shortly before Richard was born. It may be that his parents planned to name him Thomas since his older brother Thomas had died. There are many references to him being christened Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan. I tried multiple variations and could not locate a christening or baptism record. All of his siblings were baptized at St. Mary's in Dublin. The only record I could find for a male Sheridan child born in 1751 and baptized at St. Mary's in Dublin was for a Thomas Sheridan. It appears that his name was changed after the baptism. It has been noted many times that he was born in County Mayo, Ireland. The County Mayo records burned in a 1900 fire.
  • His sister's baptism record spell's her name Elicia. It is recorded in references about her as being spelled, Alicia. Alicia LeFanu, Richard's neice wrote a book on the family and she she spelled her name Alicia. Elicia may be the Irish spelling of Alicia.
  • Various spelling Polesden, Pollesden, Polsden. These various references are found in the records and mentionings of Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
  • The surname Chamberlain is sometimes spelled Chamberlayne or Chamberlaine. It is most commenly recorded as Chamberlain.
  • In the 1767-1973, Kings Calendar it does not state which County in Ireland Richard represented.
  • Many of the references made in the two volumes of 'Memoirs of the Rt Hon Richard Brinsley Sheridan' by Thomas Moore, are disputed in the book Richard Sheridan's niece Alicia wrote. Alicia LeFanu the daughter of Richard's sister wrote 'Memoirs of the life and writings of Mrs. Frances Sheridan'. While writing her book she relied on letters, her mother's memories, and many others that were acquainted with her uncle Richard and their family.

Acknowledgement

Appreciation to Regency History by Author Rachel Knowles for her collaberation on this profile.

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See also:

  • 'Jane Austen's Family through Five Generations' by Maggie Lane, published by Robert Hale Limited, London. ISBN 0 7090 4832 7. Includes extensive family trees. Details of contemporaries and other connections are also mentioned in the text.Jane Austen's Family through Five Generations




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