John Bright (disambiguation)
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John Bright may refer to:
- John Bright (parliamentarian)John Bright (parliamentarian)Sir John Bright, 1st Baronet , was an English parliamentarian, of Carbrook and Badsworth, Yorkshire.Bright was born in 1619, the third but only surviving son of Stephen Bright and Joan Westby....
(1619-1688) Parliamentarian soldier and MP - John BrightJohn BrightJohn Bright , Quaker, was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation, and a strong critic of British foreign policy...
(1811–1889), British radical and liberal statesman - His son John Albert BrightJohn Albert BrightJohn Albert Bright was an English Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament in England. He was the son of the Liberal reformer John Bright....
(1848–1924), British Liberal Unionist politician - John Bright (physician)John Bright (physician)-Life:Bright was born in Derbyshire, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. 1801, and M.D. 1808.He at first practised in Birmingham, and was appointed physician to the General Hospital in 1810; but before long he moved to London. He was elected fellow of the Royal College...
(1783-1870) - John Morgan BrightJohn Morgan BrightJohn Morgan Bright was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Bright attended the schools of Fayetteville and Bingham's School in Hillsboro, North Carolina....
(1817–1911), U.S. Representative from Tennessee - John Fulmer BrightJohn Fulmer BrightJohn Fulmer Bright was an American politician and physician.Bright received an M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1898. He sat in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the city of Richmond in 1922....
(1877–1923), mayor of Richmond, Virginia - John Bright (judge)John Bright (judge)John Bright was a United States federal judge.Born in Middletown, New York, Bright read law to enter the bar in 1906...
(1884–1948), U.S. federal judge - John Bright (biblical scholar)John Bright (biblical scholar)John Bright was an American biblical scholar, the author of several important books including the influential A History of Israel , currently in its fourth edition. He was closely associated with the American school of Biblical criticism pioneered by William F...
(1908–1995) American biblical scholar - Johnny BrightJohnny BrightJohnny D. Bright was a professional Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Drake University...
, football player in the Canadian Football League - John Bright (screenwriter) (1908–1989) American screenwriter from Baltimore