Plaque

Edmund Burke

Erection date: 1876

Inscription

Edmund Burke, author and statesman, lived here. B. 1729. D. 1797.
Erected by the Society of Arts

Erected April-May 1876.

Site: Edmund Burke (1 memorial)

W1, Gerrard Street, 37

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Edmund Burke

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Edmund Burke

Economist, philosopher, author and statesman. Born in Dublin. MP 1766-94 with...

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Royal Society of Arts

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