Surname: Suckling Forename(s): John b. 1609. d. 1641. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and playwright. Born in Whitton, Middlesex. Matriculated at Trinity College,
Cambridge. Knighted on 19 September 1630. Noted gamester who invented cribbage. Author
of several volumes of poetry including Madagascar (1638) as well as plays including The Sad One (1632), Aglaura (1637), and The Goblins (1638). Biographical information: ODNB. (SCM)