What is "sheridan"

Sheridan commonly refers to:

• Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), United States Army General and namesake of the M551 Sheridan
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), pre-eminent Irish playwright (The Rivals), poet and politician

Sheridan may also refer to:

The Sheridan was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1920 to 1921. Manufacture of the car was based in Muncie, Indiana. The Sheridan nameplate has the distinction of being the first automotive brand started from scratch by General Motors. Prior to the Sheridan, General Motors, under William (Billy) Crapo Durant, grew its automotive marques - Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac - by acquiring independent manufacturers and then folding their operations into the GM structure.

Throughout his years at GM, Billy Durant was interested acquiring outside companies and new products to grow the GM Empire, many times without great success. When Buick’s D.A. Burke approached Durant about the idea of designing a car from the ground up, and then marketing the car as a bridge vehicle between GM’s established divisions of Chevrolet and Oakland (a four-cylinder), and between Buick and Cadillac (an eight-cylinder), respectively. Durant approved the project and facility was secured in Muncie, Indiana.

To market the vehicles, Sheridan hired World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, himself an accomplished automobile racer in his own right. Through prosaic marketing, and Rickenbacker’s endorsements, Sheridan officials felt the production target of 300 cars a day was not only achievable, but profitable as well.

Just as production began to ramp up, Durant was fired for the second and final time from General Motors. Since the Sheridan was a Durant pet project, GM, now under Alfred Sloan, was left with Sheridan, one of Durant’s more costly but viable caprices. Durant on the other hand knew that the vehicle was soundly engineered and knew what GM paid for the Muncie facility. In May 1921, Durant purchased the rights to the Sheridan and to the Muncie plant, with the intent on using the facility to continue building the Sheridan and Durant’s new project, the Durant and Princeton automobiles built by Durant Motors.

After the takeover, the enterprise began to degrade for Sheridan, despite a back log of orders that went unfulfilled. By the summer of 1921, Rickenbacker abandoned his role as the spokesman for the company, and the Sheridan ceased to exist by September, 1921.

Sheridan is an Irish surname originating in Co Longford, Ireland. "O'Shirideain" in Irish/gaelic meaning son of Sheridan. People with the surname include:

• Sheridan (baseball), baseball player
• Andrew Sheridan (born 1979), English rugby player
• Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), American film actress
• Arthur V. Sheridan (1888-1952), American Engineer
• Beatriz Sheridan (1934–2006), Mexican actress and director
• Chris Sheridan (disambiguation), several people, including:

:* Chris Sheridan (director), Canadian film-maker

:* Chris Sheridan (sportswriter), American sportswriter

:* Chris Sheridan (sportswriter), American screenwriter and television producer

• Cillian Sheridan (born 1989), Irish footballer
• Clare Sheridan (1885–1970), British sculptor
• Cosy Sheridan (born 1964), American folk singer/songwriter
• Danny Sheridan, entertainment manager
• Darren Sheridan (born 1967), English footballer
• Dave Sheridan (actor) (born 1969), American actor
• Dave Sheridan (cartoonist) (1943–1982), American cartoonist
• Dinah Sheridan (born 1920), English-born actress
• Eamonn Sheridan (born 1989), Irish rugby union player
• Eileen Sheridan (disambiguation)
• Eve Sheridan, fictional character
• Frances Sheridan (1724–1766), Irish novelist and dramatist
• Gail Sheridan, American actress
• George A. Sheridan (1840–1896), American politician
• Georgette Sheridan (born 1952), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Greg Sheridan, Australian journalist
• Guillermo Sheridan (born 1950), Mexican writer
• Jack Sheridan (1862–1914), American baseball umpire
• Jim Sheridan (politician) (born 1952), Scottish politician
• Jamey Sheridan (born 1951), American actor
• Jeff Sheridan (born 1948), American magician
• Jim Sheridan (born 1949), Irish film director
• John Sheridan (footballer) (born 1964), English-born footballer
• John Sheridan (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1770 – 1862), naval officer
• John D. Sheridan (1903–1980), Irish writer and humourist
• John E. Sheridan (1902–1987), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• Keith Sheridan (born 1971), Scottish cricketer
• Kelly Sheridan (born 1977), Canadian voice actor
• Lawrence A. Sheridan (1919–2001), Louisiana politician
• Leisa Sheridan (born 1964), American model and actress
• Lisa Sheridan (born 1974), American actress
• Liz Sheridan (born 1929), American actress
• Mark Sheridan (1864–1918), English music hall comedian
• Martin Sheridan (1881–1918), athlete
• Matt Sheridan (born 1977), professional Canadian football offensive lineman
• Michael Sheridan (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Michael Sheridan (musician), Australian guitarist
  • Michael Sheridan (Irish politician) (died 1970), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • Michael John Sheridan (born 1945), Bishop of Colorado Springs
  • Michael J. Sheridan (born 1958), Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• Mike Sheridan (born 1991), Danish producer of electronic music
• Nicole Sheridan (born 1975), porn star
• Nicollette Sheridan (born 1963), British actress
• Pat Sheridan (born 1957), former professional baseball player
• Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), United States Army General and namesake of the M551 Sheridan
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), pre-eminent Irish playwright (The Rivals), poet and politician
• Richard Brinsley Sheridan ( – 2 May 1888), British politician
• Rob Sheridan (born 1979), American graphic designer, director and photographer
• Rondell Sheridan (born 1958), American actor and comedian
• Steven Foley-Sheridan (born 1986), Irish footballer
• Susan Sheridan (1947–2015), English voice actress
• Sybil Sheridan, writer and British Reform rabbi
• Thomas Sheridan (actor) (1719–1788), Irish actor, theatre manager and elocution teacher
• Thomas B. Sheridan (born 1931), professor of mechanical engineering at MIT
• Tommy Sheridan (born 1964), Scottish politician
• Tony Sheridan (1940–2013), English rock and roll singer-songwriter
• William Sheridan (disambiguation), several people, including:

:* William C. R. Sheridan (1917–2005), American Episcopalian clergyman, later Bishop of Northern Indiana

:* William Sheridan (Irish bishop) (1635–1711), Irish Anglican clergyman, later Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh

:* William Sheridan (politician) (1858–1931), Australian politician

:* Will Sheridan (basketballer) (born 1985), American basketballer

:* Will Sheridan (cricketer) (born 1987), Australian cricketer