Edmund
Burke
(1729-1797)
Presented by: Simran Gill
, Background
• He was an Irish statesman and philosopher
• Was an MP between 1766 and 1794 in the HOC
under the Whig Party
• The Whig’s origins lay in constitutional monarchism
instead of absolute monarchy
• The party was dissolved in 1859, and has merged
into the Liberal Party
Burke
(1729-1797)
Presented by: Simran Gill
, Background
• He was an Irish statesman and philosopher
• Was an MP between 1766 and 1794 in the HOC
under the Whig Party
• The Whig’s origins lay in constitutional monarchism
instead of absolute monarchy
• The party was dissolved in 1859, and has merged
into the Liberal Party