Edmund Burke

1729 to 1797 7 documented presences 7 places

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Edmund Burke (12 January [NS] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, and politician who is widely credited as the founder of the cultural and political philosophy of conservatism.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA

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Where Edmund Burke was documented, and when

1750year

Middle Templeattested “Burke's father wanted him to read Law and with this in mind, he went to London in 1750, where he entered the Middle Temple, before soon giving up legal study to travel in Continental Europe.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

1750year

Londonattested “Burke's father wanted him to read Law and with this in mind, he went to London in 1750, where he entered the Middle Temple, before soon giving up legal study to travel in Continental Europe.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

1774year

Bristolattested “In 1774, Burke's Speech to the Electors at Bristol at the Conclusion of the Poll was noted for its defence of the principles of representative government against the notion that those elected to assemblies like Parliament are, or should…” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

6 October 1789exact date

Parisattested “The events of 5–6 October 1789, when a crowd of Parisian women marched on Versailles to compel King Louis XVI to return to Paris, turned Burke against it.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

9 February 1790exact date

Franceattested “Burke's first public condemnation of the Revolution occurred during the debate in Parliament on the army estimates on 9 February 1790 provoked by praise of the Revolution by Pitt and Fox: Since the House had been prorogued in the summer…” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

29 November 1790exact date

Execution of Charles Iattested “Burke wrote on 29 November 1790: "I have received from the Duke of Portland, Lord Fitzwilliam, the Duke of Devonshire, Lord John Cavendish, Montagu (Frederick Montagu MP), and a long et cetera of the old Stamina of the Whiggs a most full…” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

9 July 1797exact date

Beaconsfieldattested “Burke died in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, on 9 July 1797 and was buried there alongside his son and brother.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

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Places Edmund Burke is documented in

Bristol1 presence · 1774 France1 presence · 1790 London1 presence · 1750 Paris1 presence · 1789

Beaconsfield1 presence · 1797

Execution of Charles I1 presence · 1790

Middle Temple1 presence · 1750

Other places tied to Edmund Burke in the record

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1744 to 1793period

Trinity College Dublinmentioned “In 1744, Burke started at Trinity College Dublin, a Protestant establishment which up until 1793 did not permit Catholics to take degrees.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

December 1765month

House of Commons of the United Kingdommentioned “In December 1765, Burke entered the House of Commons of the British Parliament as Member for Wendover in Buckinghamshire, a pocket borough in the gift of Lord Fermanagh, later 2nd Earl Verney and a close political ally of Rockingham.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

December 1765month

Buckinghamshirementioned “In December 1765, Burke entered the House of Commons of the British Parliament as Member for Wendover in Buckinghamshire, a pocket borough in the gift of Lord Fermanagh, later 2nd Earl Verney and a close political ally of Rockingham.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

19 April 1774exact date

House of Commons of the United Kingdommentioned “On 19 April 1774, Burke made a speech, "On American Taxation" (published in January 1775), on a motion to repeal the tea duty: On 22 March 1775, Burke delivered in the House of Commons a speech (published in May 1775) on reconciliation w…” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

28 February 1785exact date

Indiamentioned “On 28 February 1785, Burke delivered a now-famous speech, The Nabob of Arcot's Debts, wherein he condemned the damage to India by the East India Company.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

14 February 1788exact date

Englandmentioned “The impeachment in Westminster Hall which did not begin until 14 February 1788 would be the "first major public discursive event of its kind in England", bringing the morality of imperialism to the forefront of public perception.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

14 February 1788exact date

Westminster Hallmentioned “The impeachment in Westminster Hall which did not begin until 14 February 1788 would be the "first major public discursive event of its kind in England", bringing the morality of imperialism to the forefront of public perception.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

1793year

Francementioned “Eventually, most of the Whigs sided with Burke and gave their support to William Pitt the Younger's Tory government which in response to France's declaration of war against Britain declared war on France's Revolutionary Government in 1793.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

4 November 1793exact date

Vendéementioned “Burke also supported the royalist uprising in La Vendée, describing it on 4 November 1793 in a letter to William Windham as "the sole affair I have much heart in".” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

20 June 1794exact date

House of Commons of the United Kingdommentioned “On 20 June 1794, Burke received a vote of thanks from the House of Commons for his services in the Hastings Trial and he immediately resigned his seat, being replaced by his son Richard.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

20 June 1794exact date

Hastingsmentioned “On 20 June 1794, Burke received a vote of thanks from the House of Commons for his services in the Hastings Trial and he immediately resigned his seat, being replaced by his son Richard.” source: Wikipedia: Edmund Burke

Documented at the same place, the same year

John NewtonMiddle Temple · 1750 Joseph HaydnLondon · 1790 Jean-Paul MaratLondon · 1790 William BlakeLondon · 1790 Marie AntoinetteParis · 1790 Jean-François ChampollionParis · 1790 Mary WollstonecraftParis · 1790 August von KotzebueParis · 1790 Germaine de StaëlParis · 1789 Élisabeth Vigée Le BrunParis · 1789 Marie-Antoine CarêmeParis · 1789 Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de LamballeParis · 1789

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