Richard Brinsley Sheridan (politician)

The Right Honourable
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Member of Parliament for Dorchester
In office
1852–1868
Preceded byGeorge Dawson-Damer
Henry Sturt
Succeeded byCharles Napier Sturt
Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury
In office
1845–1852
Preceded byLord Howard of Effingham
Succeeded byHenry Berkeley Portman
Personal details
Born(1806-05-26)26 May 1806
London, England
Died2 May 1888(1888-05-02) (aged 81–82)
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Marcia Maria Grant
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(after 1835)​
RelationsRichard Brinsley Sheridan (grandfather)
Sir James Campbell
Children9
Parent(s)Thomas Sheridan
Caroline Henrietta Callander

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (bapt. 26 May 1806[1] – 2 May 1888) was an English Whig politician.

Early life

He was born in London, the eldest son of Thomas Sheridan, colonial treasurer in the Cape of Good Hope, and the novelist Caroline Henrietta Callander of Craig forth and the grandson of his namesake, the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.[2] His maternal grandfather was Sir James Campbell. After his father died in 1817, his mother moved to London with her seven children.[3]

Career

He served as High Sheriff of Dorset in 1838.[4] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Shaftesbury from 1845 to 1852 and for Dorchester from 1852 until he retired in 1868 and also Deputy Lieutenant for Dorset. He was a Liberal in favour of extending the right to vote.[5]

Personal life

He eloped with and subsequently married Marcia Maria Grant, the daughter of Gen. Sir John Colquhoun Grant[6] on 18 May 1835.[7] Together, they were the parents of three daughters and six sons:[8]

  • Edith Marcia Caroline Sheridan (1836–1876), who married Francis John Thynne, son of Lord John Thynne.[9]
  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1838–1868), who died unmarried.[2]
  • Francis John Rogers Sheridan (1842–1877), who died unmarried.[2]
  • Helena Charlotte Sheridan (1845–1893), who died unmarried.[2]
  • Algernon Thomas Brinsley Sheridan (1845–1931), who married Mary Lothrop Motley, daughter of John Lothrop Motley.[2]
  • Charles William Frederick Sheridan (1847–1896), who died unmarried.[2]
  • Thomas Constantine Henry Kier Sheridan (1851–1931), who died unmarried.[2]
  • James Colquhoun Grant Sheridan (1857–1865), who died young.[2]
  • Florence Sarah Wilhelmine Sheridan (d. 1909), who married Augustus Bampfylde, 2nd Baron Poltimore.[2]

Sheridan died on 2 May 1888.[2]

References

  1. ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1991). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. SIU Press. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-8093-1525-3. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ MacConghail, Maire, 'Sheridan family', The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture, p. 534. ISBN 978-0-631-16525-5
  4. ^ "No. 19586". The London Gazette. 1 February 1838. p. 232.
  5. ^ Stenton, Michael (1976) Who's Who of British Members of Parliament Volume 1, p. 349
  6. ^ Dalton, Charles (1904). The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode. pp. 23–24.
  7. ^ "Marriages". The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany. Wm. H. Allen & Company: 199. 1835. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ Burke's Landed Gentry (1886), seventh edition
  9. ^ Chester, Joseph Lemuel (1876). The Marriage, Baptismal, and Burial Registers of the Collegiate Church Or Abbey of St. Peter, Westminster. Mitchell and Hughes. p. 59. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Shaftesbury
1845 – 1852 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dorchester
1852 – 1868
With: George Dawson-Damer to 1856
Charles Napier Sturt from 1856 		Succeeded by