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 +'''Edmund Burke''' ([[January 12]], [[1729]]<ref>The exact year of his birth is the subject of a great deal of controversy; 1728, 1729 and 1730 have been proposed. His date of birth is also subject to question, a problem compounded by the [[Julian calendar|Julian]]-[[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] changeover in 1752, during his lifetime. For a fuller treatment of the question, see Lock, pp. 16-17.</ref> &ndash; [[July 9]], [[1797]]) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] statesman, author, orator, [[political theorist]], and [[philosophy|philosopher]], who served for many years in the [[British House of Commons]] as a member of the [[British Whig Party|Whig]] party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the [[United States|American]] colonies in the dispute with King [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] and Great Britain that led to the [[American Revolution]] and for his strong opposition to the [[French Revolution]]. The latter made Burke one of the leading figures within the [[Conservatism|conservative]] faction of the [[British Whig Party|Whig party]] (which he dubbed the "Old Whigs"), in opposition to the pro-revolutionary "New Whigs", led by [[Charles James Fox]]. Burke also published philosophical works on [[aesthetics]] and founded the ''[[Annual Register]]'', a political review. He is often regarded by conservatives as the Father of Anglo-American conservatism.
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Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729<ref>The exact year of his birth is the subject of a great deal of controversy; 1728, 1729 and 1730 have been proposed. His date of birth is also subject to question, a problem compounded by the Julian-Gregorian changeover in 1752, during his lifetime. For a fuller treatment of the question, see Lock, pp. 16-17.</ref> – July 9, 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many years in the British House of Commons as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his support of the American colonies in the dispute with King George III and Great Britain that led to the American Revolution and for his strong opposition to the French Revolution. The latter made Burke one of the leading figures within the conservative faction of the Whig party (which he dubbed the "Old Whigs"), in opposition to the pro-revolutionary "New Whigs", led by Charles James Fox. Burke also published philosophical works on aesthetics and founded the Annual Register, a political review. He is often regarded by conservatives as the Father of Anglo-American conservatism.



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