Richard Brinsley Sheridan [ Art and Literature / Politics / Association ]
… to his Harrow schoolfellows brought him social and political rewards. 7 Through his friendship with Lord John Townshend, he was acquainted to Charles James Fox (1749-1806), the Whig MP and leader of the opposition to William Pitt …
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