Conservatives typically see Richard Hooker as the founding father of conservatism, the Marquess of Halifax as important for his pragmatism, David Hume articulated conservative mistrust of rationalism in politics, and Edmund Burke was the leading early theorist.

Monica ’ s first serious relationship is with family friend Richard Burke who is 21 years her senior.

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He received a warm ovation from the mostly Nationalist audience and as he walked off the platform, he said the words Edmund Burke used on the death of candidate Richard Coombe: " What shadows we are, what shadows we pursue ".

** Richard Og Burke, second Clanricarde

However, her attempt to block the election of Richard M. Daley, the son of her late mentor, to the prominent position of Cook County States ' Attorney ( chief local prosecutor ) in 1980 failed as Daley defeated Byrne's candidate, 14th Ward Alderman Ed Burke in the Democratic Primary and GOP incumbent Bernard Carey in the general election.

Legend says that when the one year had passed, Ní Mháille and her followers locked themselves in Rockfleet Castle and Gráinne called out a window to Burke, " Richard Burke, I dismiss you.

Finally, in 1593, when her sons, Tibbot Burke and Murrough O ' Flaherty, and her half-brother, Donal-na-Piopa, were taken captive by the English governor of Connacht, Sir Richard Bingham, Ní Mháille sailed to England to petition Elizabeth I for their release.

While Fox and some younger members of the party such as Charles Grey and Richard Brinsley Sheridan were sympathetic to the French revolutionaries, others, led by Edmund Burke, were strongly opposed.

His early influences included blues and R & B singers Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson and Brook Benton, as well as Elvis Presley, whom Jones idolized and with whom he would later become good friends.

Geelong was named in 1827 by Governor Richard Burke, with the name derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region, Jillong, thought to mean ' land ' or ' cliffs '.

The Court has ten judges: President Judge Thomas Burke ; as well as Judges David Lupas, William H. Amesbury, Tina Polachek Gartley, Lesa Gelb, Richard Hughes III, Jennifer Rogers, Fred Pierantoni, Joseph Sklarosky Jr., and Michael Vough.

Its first teacher was Richard Melancthon Burke, son of Captain Robert Burke.

Cosgrave balanced these with hardline Christian Democrats such as Richard Burke, a former teacher, Cork merchant prince Peter Barry and west Dublin farmer Mark Clinton.

Anglo-Irishmen Edmund Burke, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Henry Grattan, Lord Castlereagh, George Macartney, Charles Stewart Parnell, and Edward Carson played major roles in British politics.

Artistically, Burke was influenced by the music of the church, as well as by Little Richard.

On January 20, 1973 Burke was among those who performed at the inauguration ball of US President Richard M. Nixon at the Kennedy Center.

" Also on this album Burke duets on " Everybody Has a Game " with Little Richard.

In the absence of Songwriters Hall of Fame honoree Little Richard, Burke performed his hits " Lucille " and " Tutti Frutti " with Paul Schaeffer on piano at the National Academy of Popular Music's 34th annual induction ceremony on June 12, 2003.

To the surprise of many Fitzgerald excluded Richie Ryan, Richard Burke and Tom O ' Donnell, former Fine Gael stalwarts, from the cabinet.

Stratford Canning was a Whig and would introduce his nephew in the 1780s to prominent Whigs such as Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

In December, 1975, Richard ( Dick ) Burke and Bevil Hogg established Trek Bicycle as a wholly owned subsidiary of Roth Corporation, a Milwaukee-based appliance distributor.

A British writer, Richard Haestier, in a book, Dead Men Tell Tales, recalls that in the turmoil preceding the French Revolution the body of Henry 4,, who had died nearly 180 years earlier, was torn to pieces by a mob.

The youngest of three siblings, she had two older brothers: Richard ( who died before her birth ) and Paul, several years older.

Beatty's other brothers were Charles Harold Longfield ( 1870 – 1917 ) who served with distinction in the South Africa wars before dying from complications after losing an arm in Flanders, Richard George ( 1882 – 1915 ) who died on active service in India, William Vandeleur Schruder ( 1873 – 1935 ) who became an army Major and Newmarket horse trainer, and one sister Kathleen Roma ( 1875 –).

Elizabeth ’ s grandfather, owner of the family engineering works, Richard Garrett & Sons, had died in 1837, leaving the business to his eldest son, Elizabeth ’ s uncle.

Orwell spent time in Wallington and Southwold working on a Dickens essay and it was in July 1939 that Orwell's father, Richard Blair, died.

Henry added the Norman kingdom of Sicily to his domains, held English king Richard the Lionheart captive and aimed to establish a hereditary monarchy, when he died in 1197.

After he died in 1658, his son Richard Cromwell succeeded him in the office but he was forced to abdicate within a year.

William Hearst died in 1951, at age 88, and was succeeded by Richard E. Berlin as chief executive officer ; Berlin had served as president of the company since 1943.

John's elder brothers William, Henry and Geoffrey died young ; by the time Richard I became king in 1189, John was a potential heir to the throne.

Despite this, after Richard died in 1199, John was proclaimed king of England, and came to an agreement with Philip II of France to recognise John's possession of the continental Angevin lands at the peace treaty of Le Goulet in 1200.

Henry II moved in support of Richard, and Henry the Young King died from dysentery at the end of the campaign.

The society also lost several major figures over the period: Richard Lovell Edgeworth ceased regular involvement in the society's activities when he returned to Ireland in 1782, John Whitehurst died in London in 1788, and Thomas Day died the following year.

In 1724, his father took Sterne to Roger's wealthy brother, Richard, so that Sterne could attend Hipperholme Grammar School near Halifax ; Sterne never saw his father again as Roger was ordered to Jamaica where he died of a fever in 1731.

Should Richard die without an heir, the territory would return to Philip, and if Philip died without an heir, those lands would be considered a part of Normandy.

* Richard III of Capua ( died 10 June 1120 )

* Richard III of Gaeta ( died 1140 )

Richard was only 9 years old when his father died.

When his brother Edward IV died in April 1483, Richard was named Lord Protector of the realm for Edward's son and successor, the 12-year-old King Edward V. As the new king travelled to London from Ludlow, Richard met and escorted him to London where he was lodged in the Tower of London.

Richard died during the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last English king to die in battle ( and the only English king to do so on English soil since Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 ).

Richard and Anne had one son, born in 1473, Edward of Middleham, who died ( April 1484 ) not long after being created Prince of Wales.

Despite his having died at the age of 32, Richard is often depicted as being considerably older: Basil Rathbone, in the Tower of London, and Peter Cook were both 46 when they played him, Laurence Olivier was 47 ( in his 1955 film ), Vincent Price was 51, Ian McKellen was 56 as was Pacino in his 1996 film ( although Pacino was 39 when he played him on Broadway in 1979, and Olivier was 37 when he played him on stage in 1944 ).

Two days later Henry II died in Chinon, and Richard succeeded him as King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou.

Richard died on 6 April 1199 in the arms of his mother ; it was later said that " As the day was closing, he ended his earthly day.