Samuel Tuke
Samuel Tuke may refer to: *Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (c.1615–1674), English Royalist officer, playwright and nobleman *Samuel Tuke (reformer) Samuel Tuke (31 July 1784 – 14 October 1857) was a Quaker philanthropist and mental-health reformer. He was born in York, England. Early life Samuel was part of a Quaker family. He was the son of Henry Tuke and the grandson of William Tuke, ...

Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet
Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (c.1615, in Essex – 26 January 1674, in Somerset House, London) was an English officer in the Royalist army during the English Civil War and a notable playwright. He is best known for his 1663 play ''The Adventures of Five Hours'', possibly co-authored by George Digby – the play (an adaptation of a Spanish work by Antonio Coello) was produced by the Duke's Company and later proved an influence on Richard Brinsley Sheridan's opera ''The Duenna''. Life The third son of George Tuke, Samuel was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1635 and had fought in Europe before the Civil War broke out in 1640. By late 1642 he was a major in the Duke of York's Regiment, serving with William Cavendish's northern army and fighting at the battle of Marston Moor. He then served in western England in 1645 under the command of George Goring before resigning his commission after he was passed over for promotion to major-general of horse in favour of Goring's brother-in-law Geor ...
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