Answer the following question: Facts: - party: democratic party - predecessor: henry leavitt ellsworth - succeeded: mace moulton - birth date: 23 january 1809 - branch: new hampshire militia - profession: lawyer newspaper editor politician - death date: 25 january 1882 - spouse: ann matson burke mary e whitney burke - office: united states commissioner of patents - district: at-large - term end: september 3 , 1850 march 3 , 1845 - name: edmund burke - death place: newport , new hampshire , u.s. - birth place: westminster , vermont westminster , vermont , u.s. - successor: thomas ewbank - state: new hampshire - citizenship: us - service years: 1837-1838 - appointer: james polk - preceded: james farrington - allegiance: united states of america united states of america - children: frances matson burke dana - term start: may 5 , 1846 march 4 , 1839 - image: edmund burke cph.3a00566.jpg - rank: adjutant brigade inspector Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edmund burke -lrb- congressman -rrb- .
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edmund burke -lrb- january 23 , 1809 -- january 25 , 1882 -rrb- was an american lawyer , newspaper editor and politician .he served as the united states commissioner of patents and as a u.s. representative from new hampshire in the 1800s .