The Life Of Edmund Burke

DateEventDateEvent
1729Burke born 1782 Rockingham Ministry; Paymaster-General
1750 Came to London 1783Coalition Ministry; Speech on Fox's India Bill
1756Vindication. Sublime and Beautiful 1785 Speech on Nabob of Arcot's Debts
1759 The Annual Register; Secretary to Hamilton 1786Impeachment of Hastings
1765 Secretary to Lord Rockingham; Member for Wendover 1790 Reflections on French Revolution ; Breach with Fox
1769 Purchased Beaconsfield Estate; Present State of the Nation 1791
Letter to Member of National Assembly
Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs
1770 Thoughts on the Present Discontents 1793
Observations on the Conduct of the Minority
Remarks on the Policy of the Allies
1774 Speech on American Taxation ; Member for Bristol 1794Death of Burke's son; Retirement from Parliament ; Pension
1775 Speech on Conciliation 1795 Thoughts and Details on Scarcity
1777 Letter to the Sheriffs 1796 Letter to a Noble Lord; Letters on a Regicide Peace
1780 Speech on Economical Reform ; Member for Malton 1797 Burke's Death
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