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 The Corn Laws were repealed in 1846.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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Speeches on questions of public policy / by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Marriage with a deceased wife's sister speech of the Right Hon. John Bright ... April 21st, 1869, in support of Mr. Thomas Chambers' marriages bill. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Marriage with a deceased wife's sister speech of the Rt. Hon. John Bright ... April 21st, 1869, in support of Mr. Thomas Chambers' marriages bill. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Marriage with a deceased wife's sister speech of the Right Hon. John Bright ... April 21st, 1869, in support of Mr. Thomas Chambers' marriages bill. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Marriage with a deceased wife's sister speech of the Rt. Hon. John Bright ... April 21st, 1869, in support of Mr. Thomas Chambers' marriages bill. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Speeches of John Bright, M. P., on the American question. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Mr. Bright's speech on Ireland : meeting of Irish residents in Manchester : presentation of an address to J. Bright, Esq., M.P. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Speech of Mr. Bright, M.P : in the House of Commons, on Lord Ashley's amendment to Sir J. Graham's factory bill, March 15, 1844. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Import duties : speech of Mr. Bright in the House of Commons, August 7, 1843. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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The diaries of John Bright / by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Speech of John Bright, Esq., M.P : in the House of Commons, March 15, 1844, on Lord Ashley's amendment to Sir J. Graham's factory bill. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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The public letters of John Bright / by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Speeches of John Bright, M. P., on the American question / by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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Selected speeches of the Rt. Honble. John Bright, M.P. : on public questions. by Bright, John, 1811-1889
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John Bright / by Vince, C. A. (Charles Anthony), 1855-
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The influences of the game laws being classified extracts from the evidence taken before a select committee of the House of Commons on the game laws, and some introductory remarks... by Welford, Richard Griffiths, 1804-1872
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A letter to J. Bright, Esq., M.P. on the remedies he proposed for the relief of Ireland : with a suggestion for the introduction of capital into that country / by Wason, Rigby, 1798-1875
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Misrepresentations of Mr. Bright. by Elector of Manchester
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The influences of the game laws : being classified extracts from the evidence taken before a select committee of the House of Commons on the game laws, and some introductory remark... by Welford, Richard Griffiths, 1804-1872
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A Letter to the Rt. Hon. John Bright, M.P from A Lady in "The Gallery"
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