John Bright
John Bright (16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889) was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies.A Quaker, Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws. In partnership with Richard Cobden, he founded the Anti-Corn Law League, aimed at abolishing the Corn Laws, which raised food prices and protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat. The Corn Laws were repealed in 1846. Bright also worked with Cobden in another free trade initiative, the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty of 1860, promoting closer interdependence between Great Britain and the Second French Empire. This campaign was conducted in collaboration with French economist Michel Chevalier, and succeeded despite Parliament's endemic mistrust of the French.
Bright sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889, promoting free trade, electoral reform and religious freedom. He was almost a lone voice in opposing the Crimean War; he also opposed William Ewart Gladstone's proposed Home Rule for Ireland. He saw himself as a spokesman for the middle class and strongly opposed the privileges of the landed aristocracy. In terms of Ireland, he sought to end the political privileges of Anglicans, disestablished the Church of Ireland, and began land reform that would turn land over to the Catholic peasants. He coined the phrase "The mother of parliaments." Provided by Wikipedia
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by Bright, John, 1908-
Published 1956
Published 1956
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by Bright, John, 1908-
Published 1959
Published 1959
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by Bright, John, 1908-
Published 1976
Published 1976
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by Bright, John, 1908-
Published 1972
Published 1972
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by Bright, John, 1908 September 25-1995
Published 1953
Published 1953
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by Bright, John, 1908 Sept. 25-1995
Published 1981
Published 1981
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by Bright, John, 1908 September 25-1995
Published 1981
Published 1981
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by Bright, John, 1908 September 25-1995
Published 1967
Published 1967
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by Bright, John, 1908 January 1-1989
Published 2002
Published 2002
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by Mendoza, David, 1894-1975
Published 2005
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by Rainger, Ralph, 1901-1942
Published 2008
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