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While carrying out his army service under Lord Moira in
Edinburgh, Sheridan was intimately involved with the wife of Peter Campbell, a wealthy businessman whose work had taken him to the West Indies. The affair led to the break up of the Campbell's marriage and in 1807, Sheridan was convicted of
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staged at the Drury Lane
Theatre in November 1808 demonstrates the working methods used by Sheridan and his father while managing the theatre. Drafts were read through and checked by Sheridan senior, further revised by the son and then transcribed.
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in 1795. According to Smyth, Sheridan was the "idol of the young men" when at
Cambridge and his fellow students thought him "the cleverest fellow in the place", although Smyth added his own rider clarifying that in humour and fun this was the case.
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in his mother's grave. After his death, his widow, together with his eldest daughter returned to
Britain. She adopted a reclusive lifestyle but made a name for herself by authoring several books before her death in 1851.
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Four years after taking up his appointment at the Cape of Good Hope, Sheridan died of tuberculosis on 12 September 1817; his body was transported back to
Britain and buried at
53:, although his father had at least one other son from a second marriage. Born in mid-November 1775, Sheridan initially tried for a career in politics but was unsuccessful.
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painted several family portraits, particularly of
Sheridan's mother, Elizabeth; a lesser known painting of Sheridan was purchased by an American art collector in 1928.
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and he moved abroad with his wife and eldest daughter to ease the symptoms; he was appointed as the
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Sheridan unsuccessfully tried for a political career, firstly being involved in political shenanigans with his father to gain the
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over it. Campbell was awarded £1,500 compensation, which
Sheridan paid with money loaned by actors from the Drury Lane Theatre.
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then in Ireland where he served as a muster-master general in 1806. That year, his father gifted him a 25 per cent share of the
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in 1838 and pursued a political career. The couple's daughters included
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in 1806 and 1807. He briefly served in the army in 1803 under
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102:Caroline Henrietta Callander
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