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painting -lrb- 1723 -- 1792 -rrb- '' of burke 1767-1769 '' studio of joshua reynolds 9 july 1797 beaconsfield , buckinghamshire , great britain church of ireland eighteenth century philosophy dublin , ireland conservative liberalism , conservatism social and political philosophy 12 january 1729 trinity college , dublin edmundburke1771.jpg edmund burke
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edmund burke

edmund burke pc -lrb- ; 12 january -lsb- ns -rsb- 17299 july 1797 -rrb- was an anglo-irish statesman born in dublin , as well as an author , orator , political theorist , and philosopher , who , after moving to england , served for many years in the house of commons of great britain as a member of the whig party .
he is mainly remembered for his support of the cause of the american revolutionaries , catholic emancipation , the impeachment of warren hastings from the east india company , and for his later opposition to the french revolution .
the latter led to his becoming the leading figure within the conservative faction of the whig party , which he dubbed the `` old whigs '' , in opposition to the pro -- french revolution `` new whigs '' , led by charles james fox .
burke was praised by both conservatives and liberals in the nineteenth century .
since the twentieth century , he has generally been viewed as the philosophical founder of conservatism .
