- CUMBERLAND, RICHARD
- dramatist, great-grandson of the preceding; was a prolific writer for the stage; the play "The West Indian," which established his reputation, was his best (1732-1811).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
CUMBERLAND, RICHARD
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