John Bright

(1811-1889)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Bright, John, 1811-1889 DNB: Bright, John (1811-1889), politician LBT ID: JoBrigh1889 VIAF ID: 69003330 LOC ID: n50040891	B/BAP: 1811-11-16 DIED: 1889-03-27
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British orator, statesman, and agitator against the Corn Laws; he was MP for Durham (1843), Manchester (1847, 1852), and Birmingham (1857-85).
REFERENCES TO John Bright: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 3: The Sun Found 1: ¶ 12 Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877, Recollections of Writers (London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878) Chapter VII. Found 2: ¶ 3 ¶ 4