Thomas Sheridan

(17**-1817) Soldier, amateur actor and playwright.

Biography

Born in England, the son of the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Elizabeth Anne Sheridan. he was married to Caroline Henrietta Campbell and the couple had 10 children. He worked for the colonial service and went to Cape Town as Colonial Treasurer in 1813, where he became involved in local theatricals. He died of tuberculosis in Cape Town in 1817.

Contribution to South African theatre

He was a member of the Garrison Players, and wrote a prologue to their performance of Wild Oats (O'Keefe) on 4 November, 1815.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Sheridan_(soldier)

Thomas Sheridan in the Geni genealogical website[1]

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[2]: pp. 148, 150, 170-171.

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