Charles Shadwell

Charles Shadwell ( 1710 – died 1726) was an English playwright of the 18th century, date of birth unknown. He was the son of Thomas Shadwell, the playwright and Poet Laureate.

He served in the army during the War of the Spanish Succession, before becoming the supervisor of the excise in Kent.

Shadwell was the author of the comedy The Fair Quaker of Deal staged at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in 1710 and The Humours of the Army (1713). In 1719, his tragedy Rotherick O'Connor, King of Connaught was staged at Smock Alley, and with the comedy Irish Hospitality, and other plays, collected and published in 1720.