About: Thomas Sheridan (actor)

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Thomas Sheridan (1719 – 14 August 1788) was an Irish stage actor, an educator, and a major proponent of the elocution movement. He received his M.A. in 1743 from Trinity College in Dublin, and was the godson of Jonathan Swift. He also published a "respelled" dictionary of the English language (1780). He was married (1747) to Frances Chamberlaine. His son was the better known Richard Brinsley Sheridan, while his daughters were also writers - Alicia, a playwright, and Betsy Sheridan a diarist. His work is very noticeable in the writings of Hugh Blair.

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  • Thomas Sheridan nació en 1719 en Dublín, Irlanda; y murió en el año 1788. Fue actor, director de teatro, profesor y el padre de Richard Brinsley Sheridan. (es)
  • Thomas Sheridan (1719 - 14 août 1788) est un acteur, professeur et rhétoricien irlandais connu pour son soutien de la conception traditionnelle de l'éloquence oratoire. Il est le filleul de l'écrivain britannique Jonathan Swift. (fr)
  • Thomas Sheridan (1719 – 14 August 1788) was an Irish stage actor, an educator, and a major proponent of the elocution movement. He received his M.A. in 1743 from Trinity College in Dublin, and was the godson of Jonathan Swift. He also published a "respelled" dictionary of the English language (1780). He was married (1747) to Frances Chamberlaine. His son was the better known Richard Brinsley Sheridan, while his daughters were also writers - Alicia, a playwright, and Betsy Sheridan a diarist. His work is very noticeable in the writings of Hugh Blair. (en)
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  • Thomas Sheridan nació en 1719 en Dublín, Irlanda; y murió en el año 1788. Fue actor, director de teatro, profesor y el padre de Richard Brinsley Sheridan. (es)
  • Thomas Sheridan (1719 - 14 août 1788) est un acteur, professeur et rhétoricien irlandais connu pour son soutien de la conception traditionnelle de l'éloquence oratoire. Il est le filleul de l'écrivain britannique Jonathan Swift. (fr)
  • Thomas Sheridan (1719 – 14 August 1788) was an Irish stage actor, an educator, and a major proponent of the elocution movement. He received his M.A. in 1743 from Trinity College in Dublin, and was the godson of Jonathan Swift. He also published a "respelled" dictionary of the English language (1780). He was married (1747) to Frances Chamberlaine. His son was the better known Richard Brinsley Sheridan, while his daughters were also writers - Alicia, a playwright, and Betsy Sheridan a diarist. His work is very noticeable in the writings of Hugh Blair. (en)
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