Famous Irishman - Edmund Burke

This week's famous Irishman is Edmund Burke.

Edmund Burke
(12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797)
was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after relocating to Great Britain, 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 Britain, which led to the American Revolution, and for his strong opposition to the French Revolution.