Surname: Sheridan Forename(s): Thomas (Tom) b. 17 November 1775. d. 12 September 1817. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, playwright, theatre manager, and soldier. Son of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and
his first wife Elizabeth Ann (Eliza) Linley. Father of Caroline Sheridan Norton. Born
in London. Educated at the University of Cambridge. Joined the army and became coroneter
of the 10th light dragoons and Commander-in-Chief of Scotland (1803). Married Caroline
Henrietta Callander on 21 June 1805. Became manager of the Drury Lane and Lyceum Theatres
and authored several plays which were performed there. Appointed the Colonial Treasurer
at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1813 and moved there with his wife and
one of their daughters. Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)