Richard Cumberland (dramatist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Cumberland (dramatist)

English dramatist and civil servant (1732–1811)

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1732

Place of Birth: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-May-1811

Profession: writer, playwright, novelist, essayist

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Richard Cumberland (19 February 1731/2 – 7 May 1811) was an English dramatist and civil servant.
In 1771 his hit play The West Indian was first staged.
During the American War of Independence he acted as a secret negotiator with Spain in an effort to secure a peace agreement between the two nations.
He also edited a short-lived critical journal called The London Review (1809).
His plays are often remembered for their sympathetic depiction of colonial characters and others generally considered to be on the margins of society.N.b.
Cambridgeshire Family History Society have transcribed his baptism record & quote his birth as 19th Feb 1731, Baptism date 5 Mar 1731. The Oxford University and City Herald 18 May 1811 : Deaths : Richard Cumberland esq., author of the Observer Aged 80. The Society of Genealogists have a burial record for Richard Cumberland 1731-1811 buried at Westminster Abbey.



Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	15 December 1734 (in Julian calendar)	15 November 1802
Location of birth/death	Dalton-in-Furness (then in Lancashire)	Kendal (then in Westmorland)
Work location	London, Kendal
Authority control	: Q371280 VIAF: 39646668 ISNI: 0000 0000 8118 9431 ULAN: 500115779 LCCN: n50048289 NLA: 35460763 WorldCat