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In 1765, Edmund Burke entered the House of Commons following his appointment as secretary to the Marquess of Rockingham, who was the leader of a prominent Whig faction in Parliament. This political group served as the primary vehicle for Burke's parliamentary career, and he remained in the service of the Marquess until the latter's death in 1782.1